Guarulhos vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$1576
🏠 One person rent	$195	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$286
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$251
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$622
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	94	16
😀 Quality of life	63	43
🏙️ Population	1.32M	9.03M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 20% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7112th and 7972nd ($697 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 235th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 5499th and 7341st 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	$7.18	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$14551

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$553
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$563
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$507
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$580
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$517
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$526
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$522
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$523
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$598
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$478
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$595
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$518
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$570
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$513
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$583
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$517
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$572
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$525
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$807
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$516
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$502
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$570
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$581
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$510
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$582
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$511
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$503
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$506
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$513
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$574
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$527
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$585
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$582
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$499