Guarulhos vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$195	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$844
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	91
😀 Quality of life	63	81
🏙️ Population	1.32M	6.26M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 37% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7112th and 4939th ($697 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 1st in Brazil and Chile, respectively. Check Brazil vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5499th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Santiago

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	Guarulhos	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.18	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$9190

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827