Guarulhos vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$211	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$272
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	95	13
😀 Quality of life	67	54
🏙️ Population	1.32M	224K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 14% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6972nd and 6461st ($753 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th 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 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 4893rd and 6448th 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	$8.07	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$1856

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1996
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1979
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1180
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1181
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$740
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$607
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$638
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$788
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$767
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1010
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1136
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$753
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1232
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$676
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1454
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$743
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$844
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$649
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1079
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1078
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$699
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$989
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$741
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$669
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$734
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$675
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$643