Guarulhos vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$225	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	68	72
🏙️ Population	1.32M	6.21M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 28% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6861st and 5029th ($783 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 2nd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Ranked 7th vs 2nd best cities to live in Brazil, and 4485th vs 2767th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Guarulhos	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$12842

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634