Amsterdam vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1848
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$343
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	96	63
🏙️ Population	921K	1.32M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 347% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 143rd and 7112th ($3118 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 62nd 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 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Guarulhos ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 31st and 5499th 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	$21.3	$7.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$8855

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

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