Guarulhos vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$2607
🏠 One person rent	$211	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$888
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$536
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	65
😀 Quality of life	67	63
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.53M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 30% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6972nd and 5161st ($753 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 2nd in Brazil and Colombia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 4893rd and 5624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Medellin

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	Guarulhos	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$7264

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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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$717
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$757
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$789
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$738
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$719
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$777
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$813
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$547
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$919
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$764
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$1062
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$537
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$703
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$1019
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$744
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$614
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$825
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$746
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$575
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$829
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$732
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$572
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$707
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$750
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$592
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$646
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$673
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$687
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$606
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$685