Guarulhos vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$1560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$3547
🏠 One person rent	$195	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$1558
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$982
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	43
😀 Quality of life	63	71
🏙️ Population	1.32M	410K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 55% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 7112th and 3737th ($697 vs $1560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 5499th and 3765th 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	$7.18	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$2662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$5.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$7.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$15637

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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 Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1400
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1377
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1371
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$981
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1188
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1150
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1150
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1122
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$721
329 km or 204 mi	David	$925
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$663
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1288
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$547
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$1105
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$708
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1241
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1398
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1335
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$667
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$881
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1303
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$1030
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$950
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$883
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$843
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$821
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$679
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$831
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$678
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$929
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$782
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$847
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$655
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$667
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$511
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$953