Guarulhos vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$195	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$316
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	62
😀 Quality of life	63	57
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.76M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 21% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 7112th and 6318th ($697 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 0.5 months in Quito. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 5499th and 6166th 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	$7.18	$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$9282

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$585
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$542
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$649
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$604
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$509
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$608
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$622
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$776
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$745
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$859
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$869
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1006
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$780
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$728
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$712
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$572
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$587
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$489
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$601
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$582
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$759
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$782
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$693
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$565
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$656
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$511
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$704
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$648
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$609
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$679
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$655
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$515