Belem vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belem	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$784	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1751	$1848
🏠 One person rent	$413	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$312	$343
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	41	94
😀 Quality of life	45	63
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.32M

The cost of living in Belem is 13% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6728th and 7112th ($784 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 62nd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belem compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Ranked 96th vs 6th best cities to live in Brazil, and 7040th vs 5499th 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	$4.19	$7.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$481	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1219	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.64	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.61	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.72	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$102	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3163	$8855

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$660
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$620
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$643
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$645
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$643
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$622
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$652
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$631
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$606
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$661
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$642
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$656
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$631
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$645
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$732
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$658
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$683
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$624
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$611
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$596
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$618
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$617
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$568
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$653
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$572
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$662
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$617
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$716
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1931
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$566
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$690
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1934
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$707

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668