Guarulhos vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$211	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$643
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	77
😀 Quality of life	67	70
🏙️ Population	1.32M	9.94M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 30% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 6972nd and 5141st ($753 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st in Brazil and Peru, respectively. Check Brazil vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 4893rd and 4052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Lima

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	Guarulhos	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1036
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$2206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$1546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$9668

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$844
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$796
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$752
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$611
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$618
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$662
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$608
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$661
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$540
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$664
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$746
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$596
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$691
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$617
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$676
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$619
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$652
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$605
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$660
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$571
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$605
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$650
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$594
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$714
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$668
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$461
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$760
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$727
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$590
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$822
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$665
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$675
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$755