Guarulhos vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$195	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$2580
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	98
😀 Quality of life	63	92
🏙️ Population	1.32M	3.42M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 65% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 7112th and 1962nd ($697 vs $2015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 5th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 5499th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Madrid

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	Guarulhos	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.18	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$12418

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703