Guarulhos vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$202	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	94	14
😀 Quality of life	59	49
🏙️ Population	1.29M	224K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 20% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6983rd and 6225th ($691 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th 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 5397th and 6243rd 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	$7.35	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$32.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	16.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$36.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$5271

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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 Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1698
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1642
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1015
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$986
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$586
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$582
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$633
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$785
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$770
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$964
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1101
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$728
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1164
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$666
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1390
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$725
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$871
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$611
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1061
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1065
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$719
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$981
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1004
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$731
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$630
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$714
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$662
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$627
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$602