Guarulhos vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$189	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$683
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	64
😀 Quality of life	59	55
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.76M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 25% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 7119th and 6124th ($662 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 3rd 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 0.8 months in Quito. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 5407th and 5845th 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	$6.9	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$8036

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493