Caracas vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$2283
🏠 One person rent	$357	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$694
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	94
😀 Quality of life	41	60
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.32M

The cost of living in Caracas is 33% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 5499th and 6649th ($975 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 48th in Venezuela and Brazil, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Guarulhos ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 7028th and 5426th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Guarulhos

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	Caracas	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	10.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$1247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$8.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$4.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$11753

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692

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