Guarulhos vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$202	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$417
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	67
😀 Quality of life	59	53
🏙️ Population	1.29M	2.53M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 21% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6983rd and 6207th ($691 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th 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 5397th and 6039th 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	$7.35	$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$6129

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$789
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$661
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$641
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$619
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$562
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$541
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$501
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$641
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$681
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$483
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$748
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$868
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$477
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$526
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$620
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$851
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$584
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$523
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$718
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$652
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$475
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$733
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$590
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$506
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$582
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$687
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$520
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$552
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$598
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$462
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$617