Guarulhos vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$1952
🏠 One person rent	$225	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$172
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	33
😀 Quality of life	68	48
🏙️ Population	1.32M	937K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 0.6% less expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 6861st and 6834th ($783 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 5th 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 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 4485th and 6915th 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	$8.6	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$7.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$1195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$7.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$6086

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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 Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$817
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$706
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$759
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$665
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$796
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$716
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$791
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$503
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$844
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$1024
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1929
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1132
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1123
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$872
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$678
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1325
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1362
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1471
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1574
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$756
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1261
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1291
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1361
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1231
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$832
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$860
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$854
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$619
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$770
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$905
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1228
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$681
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1130
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127