Guarulhos vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$189	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	59	76
🏙️ Population	1.32M	15.7M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 47% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 7119th and 4347th ($662 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 5407th and 850th 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	$6.9	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$17728

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899