Guarulhos vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$189	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	31
😀 Quality of life	59	33
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.55M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 7% less expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 7119th and 6827th ($662 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 50th 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 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 5407th and 7775th 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	$6.9	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$14094

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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 Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$700
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$681
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$565
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$703
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$682
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$666
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$800
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$759
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$618
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$668
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$837
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$723
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$739
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$562
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$650
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1444
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$599
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1460
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$741
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$773