Guarulhos vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$225	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$209
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	68	41
🏙️ Population	1.32M	159K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 21% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6861st and 5666th ($783 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st 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 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 4485th and 7752nd 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	$8.6	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$3.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$70.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$3188

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$979
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$979
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1281
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1214
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$545
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$611
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$527
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1163
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1141
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1164
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$653
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$857
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1119
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$831
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$983
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1050
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$984
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1272
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1005
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1231
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1219
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$993
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$518
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$561
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$627
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$494