Guarulhos vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$195	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$2303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	94	45
😀 Quality of life	63	79
🏙️ Population	1.32M	4.7M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 40% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 7112th and 4809th ($697 vs $1155) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 4th in Brazil and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5499th and 894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Jeddah

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	Guarulhos	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.18	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$5.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$85.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$6703

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500