Belem vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belem	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$860	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2055	$2283
🏠 One person rent	$458	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$911	$694
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$286	$380
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	40	94
😀 Quality of life	39	60
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.32M

The cost of living in Belem is 17% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6173rd and 6649th ($860 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 48th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Belem compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Ranked 85th vs 4th best cities to live in Brazil, and 7261st vs 5426th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Guarulhos

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	Belem	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1374	$800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.15%	10.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$1247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$8.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.2	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$4.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.7	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2155	$11753

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$556
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$627
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$617
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$655
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$669
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$636
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$574
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$562
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$732
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$692
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$694
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$618
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$710
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$832
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$759
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$681
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$678
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$667
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$659
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$623
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$650
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$668
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$585
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$627
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$627
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$574
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$595
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$632
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$599
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$772
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1528
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$562
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$597
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1490
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$771

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