Guarulhos vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$195	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$2496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	94	73
😀 Quality of life	63	80
🏙️ Population	1.32M	7.01M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 57% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7112th and 3418th ($697 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 1st in Brazil and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5499th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Riyadh

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	Guarulhos	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.18	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$9818

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463