Guarulhos vs Port-au-Prince - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$559
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$1360
🏠 One person rent	$225	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$383
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$52.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$185
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	20
😀 Quality of life	68	26
🏙️ Population	1.32M	987K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 40% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 6861st and 8323rd ($783 vs $559) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in Brazil and Haiti, respectively. Check Brazil vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.3 months in Port-au-Prince. Guarulhos ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Port-au-Prince ranked 2nd in Haiti, while ranked 4485th and 8924th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Port-au-Prince

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	Guarulhos	Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$30.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$64.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$4615

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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 Port-au-Prince

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Delmas	$535
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Carrefour	$545
6.7 km or 4.1 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
74 km or 46 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
80 km or 50 mi	Miragoane	$523
91 km or 56 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
107 km or 66 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
107 km or 67 mi	Gonaives	$539
121 km or 75 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
136 km or 84 mi	Barahona	$814
147 km or 92 mi	Sabaneta	$857
169 km or 105 mi	Azua	$820
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$867
190 km or 118 mi	Jarabacoa	$814
200 km or 124 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$849
205 km or 127 mi	La Vega	$577
209 km or 130 mi	Bonao	$640
214 km or 133 mi	Bani	$786
222 km or 138 mi	Puerto Plata	$812
233 km or 145 mi	San Cristobal	$894
234 km or 145 mi	Sosua	$1113
235 km or 146 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$618
237 km or 148 mi	Cotui	$786
243 km or 151 mi	Cabarete	$1026
258 km or 160 mi	Santo Domingo	$1098
278 km or 173 mi	Nagua	$858
288 km or 179 mi	Boca Chica	$908
320 km or 199 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$844
324 km or 202 mi	Samana	$672
348 km or 217 mi	El Seibo	$803
349 km or 217 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
355 km or 221 mi	La Romana	$748
357 km or 222 mi	Moa	$1888
382 km or 238 mi	Higuey	$792
401 km or 249 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
418 km or 260 mi	Punta Cana	$1079
426 km or 265 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
436 km or 271 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
474 km or 295 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314