Amsterdam vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	96	67
🏙️ Population	921K	1.32M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 326% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 126th and 6972nd ($3203 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th in the Netherlands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 13th and 4893rd 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	$21.2	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$6.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$9.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$9734

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716