Guarulhos vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$211	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$508
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$192
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	33
😀 Quality of life	67	44
🏙️ Population	1.32M	937K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 6% less expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 6972nd and 6766th ($753 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 3rd in Brazil and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Brazil vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.2 months in Managua. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 4893rd and 7366th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Managua

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	Guarulhos	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$6.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$6.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$7.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$6.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$6061

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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 Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$812
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$699
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$754
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$679
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$782
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$687
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$470
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$840
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$957
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1832
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1120
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1109
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$825
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$705
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1273
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1378
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1454
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$737
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1246
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1274
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1290
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1221
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$804
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$823
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$815
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$626
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$734
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$897
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1332
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$668
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1062
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065