Guarulhos vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$1897
🏠 One person rent	$202	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$201
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	30
😀 Quality of life	59	36
🏙️ Population	1.29M	159K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 17% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6983rd and 6315th ($691 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 3rd in Brazil and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Brazil vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5397th and 7362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Praia

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	Guarulhos	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.35	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$3052

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$840
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$898
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1198
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1203
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$520
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$569
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$488
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1051
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1003
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1062
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$649
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$678
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$889
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1039
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$866
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$972
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1030
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$974
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1213
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$994
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1138
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$979
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$528
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$574
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$494
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$495