Guarulhos vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$211	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	95	57
😀 Quality of life	67	62
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.42M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 13% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6972nd and 6516th ($753 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 12th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Ranked 5th vs 18th best cities to live in Brazil, and 4893rd vs 5693rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Salvador

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	Guarulhos	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$14902

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743