Guarulhos vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$2292
🏠 One person rent	$219	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$410
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	77
😀 Quality of life	60	64
🏙️ Population	1.32M	9.94M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 21% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 6649th and 5780th ($733 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 0.4 months in Lima. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 5426th and 4655th 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	$8.01	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$7186

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$778
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$694
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$658
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$593
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$538
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$626
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$522
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$491
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$491
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$583
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$611
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$519
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$476
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$674
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$525
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$499
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$506
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$634
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$504
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$562
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$511
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$562
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$592
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$475
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$543
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$551
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$637
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$532
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$514
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$390
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$726
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$702
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$472
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$603
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$761
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$790
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$705
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731