Guarulhos vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$211	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$321
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$499
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	63
😀 Quality of life	67	57
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.76M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 17% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6972nd and 6319th ($753 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th 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 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 4893rd and 6235th 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	$8.07	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$8496

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$569
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$538
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$656
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$640
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$510
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$637
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$847
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$663
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$785
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$755
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$814
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$905
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1029
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$822
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$734
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$716
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$606
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$514
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$594
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$590
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$829
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$825
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$746
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$592
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$668
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$537
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$714
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$605
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$660
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$619
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$650
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$719
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$738
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$709
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$789
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$547