Guarulhos vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$1305
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$3329
🏠 One person rent	$211	$689
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$1222
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$1095
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	67	78
🏙️ Population	1.32M	15.7M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 42% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 6972nd and 4562nd ($753 vs $1305) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st in Brazil and Turkey, respectively. Check Brazil vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.8 months in Istanbul. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 4893rd and 925th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Istanbul

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	Guarulhos	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$4.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$896
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1645
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	43.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$1596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$1021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$20004

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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

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$671
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$652
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$817
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$867
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$828
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$945
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$733
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$894
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$836
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$691
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$731
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$769
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$590
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$543
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$681
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$806
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$552
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$746
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$662
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$748
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$872
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1137
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$705
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$752
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$712
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1099
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$644
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$698
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$607
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$767
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1079
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1041