Guarulhos vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$225	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	95	57
😀 Quality of life	68	63
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.42M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 12% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6861st and 6337th ($783 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 10th 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 7th vs 21st best cities to live in Brazil, and 4485th vs 5445th 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	$8.6	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$15139

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751