Barcelona vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barcelona	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1887	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$2143
🏠 One person rent	$1118	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$1805	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2221	$346
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	94
😀 Quality of life	88	59
🏙️ Population	1.66M	1.29M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 173% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 2198th and 6983rd ($1887 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 45th in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 238th and 5397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Guarulhos

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	Barcelona	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2081	$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6469	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4528	$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.1	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$6.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.07	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.4	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11932	$10855

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581

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