Barcelona vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Barcelona	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1773	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4086	$2283
🏠 One person rent	$1039	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1779	$694
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2149	$380
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	94
😀 Quality of life	88	60
🏙️ Population	1.64M	1.32M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 142% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 2423rd and 6649th ($1773 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 48th 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 4th in Brazil, while ranked 193rd and 5426th 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	$15.3	$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.39	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1095	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$847	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1488	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	10.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6090	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$1247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.2	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.65	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.75	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12100	$11753

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1562
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1421
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1443
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1409
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1475
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1478
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1076
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1418
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1216
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1148
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1333
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1362
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1023
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1593
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1260
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1234
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1710
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1419
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1062
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1112
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1181
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1416
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1429
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1128
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1147
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1448
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1364
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1262
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2629
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1458
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1353
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1437

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683