Guarulhos vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Guarulhos San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$3624
🏠 One person rent
$211
$697
🏘️ Family rent
$349
$1213
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$527
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$364
$935
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
60
😀 Quality of life
67
72
🏙️ Population
1.32M
335K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 48% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6972nd and 4213th ($753 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 2nd in Brazil and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Brazil vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.6 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 4893rd and 3173rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Guarulhos vs San Jose, Costa Rica

Prices for goods and services in Guarulhos and San Jose are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Guarulhos San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$51
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.66
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$531
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$1484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.5
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.31%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1176
$1757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.1
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.5
$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.7
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$9.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$7.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$96.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.3
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$704
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9734
$14663

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1378
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1323
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1290
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$825
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1332
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1273
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$957
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1832
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$840
246 km or 153 mi David
$922
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$782
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$699
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$812
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$796
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$679
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$470
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$754
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$687
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1153
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$787
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1154
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1179
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$977
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1425
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1583
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1403
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1395
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1120
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1109
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$705
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$737
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1274
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1246
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1237
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1221
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$626
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$804