Georgetown vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Georgetown	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3155	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$528	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$364
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	25	95
😀 Quality of life	60	67
🏙️ Population	235K	1.32M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 57% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 4813th and 6972nd ($1181 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th in Guyana and Brazil, respectively. Check Guyana vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 5916th and 4893rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Guarulhos

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	Georgetown	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.6	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.64	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1246	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.9	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$6.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.15	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$9.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.21	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1023	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19783	$9734

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1180
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$877
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$788
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$767
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$740
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1010
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1232
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1136
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1996
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$844
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1979
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1078
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1079
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$699
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$741
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1454
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$675
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$679
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$641
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$989
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$888
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$771
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$827
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1170
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716