Guarulhos vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$189	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	94	14
😀 Quality of life	59	50
🏙️ Population	1.32M	224K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 25% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 7119th and 6145th ($662 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 1st in Brazil and Suriname, respectively. Check Brazil vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 5407th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Paramaribo

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	Guarulhos	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.9	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$1909

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583