Guarulhos vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$1590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$3556
🏠 One person rent	$225	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$1545
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$973
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	42
😀 Quality of life	68	71
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.54M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 51% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 6861st and 3634th ($783 vs $1590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in Brazil and Panama, respectively. Check Brazil vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.6 months in Panama City. Guarulhos ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 4485th and 3213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Panama City

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	Guarulhos	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1913
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1732
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$7.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$11486

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1396
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1373
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1361
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$982
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1185
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1147
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1144
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1112
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$797
329 km or 204 mi	David	$909
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$733
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1228
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$586
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1186
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$802
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1361
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1574
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1471
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$727
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$1012
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1362
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1162
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$1041
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$967
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$931
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$872
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$769
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$882
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$737
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1325
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$862
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$973
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$856
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$891
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$749
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$749
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$563
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$1024