Guarulhos vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$189	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	94	17
😀 Quality of life	59	38
🏙️ Population	1.32M	9.03M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 14% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7119th and 7893rd ($662 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 321st in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 5407th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Zhoukou

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	Guarulhos	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.9	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$14854

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$591
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$591
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$586
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$637
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$547
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$571
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$538
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$736
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$545
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$633
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$528
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$600
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$519
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$529
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$787
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1385
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$522
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$575
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$584
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$571
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$632
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$509
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$602
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$551
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$505
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$504
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$505
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$619
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$625
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$800
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$621
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$484