Guarulhos vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$195	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$427
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	54
😀 Quality of life	63	60
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.49M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 7% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 7112th and 6884th ($697 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 29th 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 6th vs 20th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5499th vs 5911th 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	$7.18	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$16281

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544