Guarulhos vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$195	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$1155
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	63	78
🏙️ Population	1.32M	15.7M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 46% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 7112th and 4522nd ($697 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 5499th and 1015th 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	$7.18	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	46.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$1376
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$1043
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$18637

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013