Guarulhos vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$2651
🏠 One person rent	$219	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$1033
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$752
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	60	76
🏙️ Population	1.32M	15.5M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 29% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 6649th and 5143rd ($733 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 0.7 months in Istanbul. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 5426th and 798th 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	$8.01	$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$6.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$3.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	38.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$54.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$7.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$9042

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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

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$574
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$582
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$558
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$527
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$577
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$618
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$550
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$772
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$577
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$512
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$576
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$642
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$414
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$421
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$616
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$500
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$407
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$665
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$438
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$558
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$561
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$640
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$508
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$519
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$618
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$851
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$907
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$563
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$576
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$616
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$606
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$567
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$647
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$937
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1001