Guarulhos vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$2169
🏠 One person rent	$219	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$594
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$479
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	63
😀 Quality of life	60	61
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.01M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 14% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6649th and 6208th ($733 vs $851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 0.6 months in Quito. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Quito ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 5426th and 5206th 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	$8.01	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$7844

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$536
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$570
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$638
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$515
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$547
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$511
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$834
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$533
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$642
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$801
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$903
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$790
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$754
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$814
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$455
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$603
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$416
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$637
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$472
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$720
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$552
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$648
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$507
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$514
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$493
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$532
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$543
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$592
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$504
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$551
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$551
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$567
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$525
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$639
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$416