Guarulhos vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$2712
🏠 One person rent	$202	$631
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	42
😀 Quality of life	59	51
🏙️ Population	1.29M	316K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 42% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6983rd and 4621st ($691 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 3rd in Brazil and El Salvador, respectively. Check Brazil vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 5397th and 6155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs San Salvador

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	Guarulhos	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.35	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$4693

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1145
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$709
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$882
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1088
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1081
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$904
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$639
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$715
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$866
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$912
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$870
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$791
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$883
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$599
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$870
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$734
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$872
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$639
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$593
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$650
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$457
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$646
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$774
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$859
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$712
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$729
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$697