Guarulhos vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$2885
🏠 One person rent	$202	$587
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$820
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	59	77
🏙️ Population	1.29M	15.5M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 39% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 6983rd and 4816th ($691 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th 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 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 5397th and 790th 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	$7.35	$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$13982

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985