Guarulhos vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$1894
🏠 One person rent	$195	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$460
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$194
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	33
😀 Quality of life	63	45
🏙️ Population	1.32M	937K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 8% less expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 7112th and 6823rd ($697 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 0.3 months in Managua. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 5499th and 7112th 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	$7.18	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	10.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$7040

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$790
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$698
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$735
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$673
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$768
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$682
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$770
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$467
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$864
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$953
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1714
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1097
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1090
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$821
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$739
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1303
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1335
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1398
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$729
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1273
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1362
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1241
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1238
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$780
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$801
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$791
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$627
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$695
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$883
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1288
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$661
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1009
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018