Guarulhos vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$2925
🏠 One person rent	$225	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	41
😀 Quality of life	68	56
🏙️ Population	1.32M	331K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 39% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6861st and 4553rd ($783 vs $1291) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 2nd 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 0.3 months in San Salvador. Guarulhos ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 4485th and 6244th 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	$8.6	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$39
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$4732

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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 San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1261
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1231
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$770
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$905
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1123
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1132
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1130
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$790
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$678
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$860
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$935
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$854
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$951
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$832
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$791
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$962
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$960
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$759
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$716
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$619
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$503
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$775
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$788
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$665
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$1014
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$817
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1008
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$706