Guarulhos vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$189	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	54
😀 Quality of life	59	54
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.49M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 1% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 7119th and 7055th ($662 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 43rd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Ranked 4th vs 19th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5407th vs 5998th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Recife

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	Guarulhos	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.9	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509