Guarulhos vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$2569
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	98
😀 Quality of life	68	91
🏙️ Population	1.32M	3.51M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 63% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6861st and 1723rd ($783 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 4th 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 1.2 months in Madrid. Guarulhos ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 4485th and 160th 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	$8.6	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$9054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$4487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$8.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$7.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$99.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$16324

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812