Caracas vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$471	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	95
😀 Quality of life	53	68
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.32M

The cost of living in Caracas is 60% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 4637th and 6861st ($1253 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 7th in Brazil, while ranked 6464th and 4485th 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	$13.1	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$9818

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765

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