Guarulhos vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$189	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	98
😀 Quality of life	59	90
🏙️ Population	1.32M	3.42M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 63% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 7119th and 2443rd ($662 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 5407th and 151st 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	$6.9	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$10042

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522