Guarulhos vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$189	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$416
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	33
😀 Quality of life	59	43
🏙️ Population	1.32M	937K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 10% less expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 7119th and 6728th ($662 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 5407th and 6714th 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	$6.9	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$5713

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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 Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$710
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$701
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$624
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$666
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$638
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$455
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$932
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1088
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1083
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$801
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$753
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1269
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1296
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1324
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$755
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1182
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1204
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1024
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1160
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$903
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$897
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$897
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$626
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$698
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$884
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1225
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$719
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$936
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941