George Town vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	George Town	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3615	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8037	$1848
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$4404	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$849	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$60	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6889	$343
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	94
😀 Quality of life	80	63
🏙️ Population	41K	1.32M

The cost of living in George Town is 419% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 30th and 7112th ($3615 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 62nd in the Cayman Islands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in George Town compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Guarulhos ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 729th and 5499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Guarulhos

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	George Town	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.9	$7.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.8	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2664	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2179	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4700	$347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3941	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.81%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10871	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4203	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.68	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.01	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.9	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.88	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.7	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1779	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22286	$8855

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1114
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1064
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1504
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1014
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1157
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1300
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1601
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$973
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$918
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$947
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1055
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2126
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$793
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1364
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1354
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3002
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1040
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1011
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1107
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1207
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1656

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