Amsterdam vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	921K	1.32M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 304% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 138th and 6861st ($3165 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in the Netherlands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 24th and 4485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Guarulhos

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	Amsterdam	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$9818

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722