Amsterdam vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$330
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	95	59
🏙️ Population	921K	1.32M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 321% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 331st and 7119th ($2791 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 4th in Brazil, while ranked 29th and 5407th 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	$6.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$1562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$8512

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621