Guarulhos vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$195	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$552
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	66
😀 Quality of life	63	60
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.53M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 32% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 7112th and 5342nd ($697 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 3rd 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 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 5499th and 5890th 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	$7.18	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$6383

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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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$881
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$678
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$708
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$730
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$679
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$655
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$667
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$506
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$722
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$762
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$515
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$848
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$721
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$976
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$511
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$663
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$960
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$686
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$581
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$782
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$693
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$546
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$759
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$704
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$547
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$667
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$777
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$565
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$620
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$671
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$684
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$673
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$572
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$677