Guarulhos vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$225	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	95	13
😀 Quality of life	68	54
🏙️ Population	1.32M	224K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 14% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6861st and 6184th ($783 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th 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 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 4485th and 6361st 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	$8.6	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$1767

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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 Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1966
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1941
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1236
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1212
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$744
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$618
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$649
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$793
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$772
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1039
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1138
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$759
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1223
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$669
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1453
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$750
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$830
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$655
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1083
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1083
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$707
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1005
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$752
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$667
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$747
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$685
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$650
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$652