Guarulhos vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$1970
🏠 One person rent	$189	$344
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	27
😀 Quality of life	59	52
🏙️ Population	1.32M	3.15M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 15% less expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 7119th and 6526th ($662 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 1st in Brazil and Bolivia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 5407th and 6116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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	Guarulhos	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.9	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$1141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$4204

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621

Cities near Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Distance	City	Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi	Sucre	$666
304 km or 189 mi	Sacaba	$538
317 km or 197 mi	Cochabamba	$535
335 km or 208 mi	Potosi	$507
376 km or 233 mi	Trinidad	$774
415 km or 258 mi	Oruro	$600
446 km or 277 mi	Tarija	$630
528 km or 328 mi	Tartagal	$804
545 km or 339 mi	La Paz	$688
550 km or 342 mi	El Alto	$673
601 km or 373 mi	Corumba	$583
606 km or 377 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
617 km or 384 mi	Caceres	$643
650 km or 404 mi	Vilhena	$577
688 km or 428 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
691 km or 430 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
737 km or 458 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
744 km or 462 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
747 km or 464 mi	Tacna	$414
757 km or 470 mi	Arica	$748
758 km or 471 mi	Puno	$520
772 km or 480 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
779 km or 484 mi	Iquique	$923
779 km or 484 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
781 km or 485 mi	Juliaca	$547
789 km or 490 mi	Varzea Grande	$682
792 km or 492 mi	Calama	$673
795 km or 494 mi	Cuiaba	$725
811 km or 504 mi	Salta	$1121
863 km or 536 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
865 km or 537 mi	Concepcion	$521
876 km or 544 mi	Ariquemes	$575
900 km or 559 mi	Arequipa	$588
921 km or 573 mi	Rondonopolis	$546
941 km or 585 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
944 km or 587 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
949 km or 589 mi	Campo Grande	$588
992 km or 616 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
1001 km or 622 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1005 km or 625 mi	Dourados	$599