Guarulhos vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$1875
🏠 One person rent	$202	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$537
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$429
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	33
😀 Quality of life	59	28
🏙️ Population	1.29M	937K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 11% less expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 6983rd and 6545th ($691 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Managua. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 5397th and 8326th 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	$7.35	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$565
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$37.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$1072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$25
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$4840

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$712
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$697
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$639
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$550
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$664
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$638
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$457
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$890
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$898
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1687
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1081
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1088
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$715
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1233
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1246
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1239
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$734
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1173
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1192
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$961
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1145
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$883
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$866
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$870
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$650
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$709
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$882
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1201
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$599
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$904
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900