Guarulhos vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$202	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	63
😀 Quality of life	59	60
🏙️ Population	1.29M	1.76M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 23% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6983rd and 6126th ($691 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 2nd in Brazil and Ecuador, respectively. Check Brazil vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 5397th and 5262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Quito

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	Guarulhos	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.35	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$7183

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483