Guarulhos vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$211	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$2099
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	95	45
😀 Quality of life	67	78
🏙️ Population	1.32M	4.7M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 38% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 6972nd and 4757th ($753 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Jeddah. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4893rd and 990th 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	$8.07	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$7655

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$498
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$815
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$497
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$865
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1104
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$531
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$369
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$491
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$931
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$775
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$931
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1074
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$385
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$448
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$354
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1632
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$360
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$551
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$492
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$810
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$491
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$415
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$776
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$819
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$494