Guarulhos vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$195	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$309
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	30
😀 Quality of life	63	43
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.55M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 2% less expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 7112th and 7017th ($697 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 45th in Brazil and Venezuela, respectively. Check Brazil vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 5499th and 7323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Maracaibo

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	Guarulhos	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.18	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$14017

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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 Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$701
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$714
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$735
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$677
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$654
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$695
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$722
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$576
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$695
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$648
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$817
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$713
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$847
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$677
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$650
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$692
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$929
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$719
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$730
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$620
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$673
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$684
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$704
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1456
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$671
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1481
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$883
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$843