Barcelona vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	95
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	1.73M	1.32M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 172% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 1659th and 6861st ($2129 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 40th in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 174th and 4485th 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	$17.3	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$9818

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722