Guarulhos vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$211	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$495
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	25
😀 Quality of life	67	60
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.3M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 9% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 6972nd and 6673rd ($753 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 22nd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Ranked 5th vs 30th best cities to live in Brazil, and 4893rd vs 5988th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Manaus

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	Guarulhos	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$754
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	10.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$7.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$4934

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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 Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$726
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$734
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$728
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$743
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$750
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$753
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$659
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$676
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$740
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$701
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$649
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$669
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1180
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$607
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$638
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$649
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$572
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$756
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$662
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1181
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$877
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$666
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$643
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1996
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$697
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1979
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$788
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$794
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$789
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$702