Guarulhos vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$4383
🏠 One person rent	$202	$1148
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$1906
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$2082
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	54
😀 Quality of life	59	83
🏙️ Population	1.29M	342K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 65% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 6983rd and 1937th ($691 vs $1974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 1608th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 1.1 months in San Juan. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs San Juan ranked 105th in the United States, while ranked 5397th and 406th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs San Juan

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	Guarulhos	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.35	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$2354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$1430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$3905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$28.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$3.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$5.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$8.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$10464

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640

Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1764
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1531
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1234
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1512
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1654
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1634
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1774
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1158
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1360
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1543
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1647
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1729
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1627
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1789
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1493
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1672
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1677
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1683
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1697
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1687
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1574
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1627
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1534
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1616
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1214
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1129
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1279
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$792
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1458
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1582
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1527
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1550
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1425
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1523
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1230
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1237
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192