Amsterdam vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$2143
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$346
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	95	59
🏙️ Population	921K	1.29M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 314% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 252nd and 6983rd ($2859 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th 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 5th in Brazil, while ranked 25th and 5397th 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	$20	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$6.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$10855

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640