Guarulhos vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	68	68
🏙️ Population	1.32M	955K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 55% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6861st and 3058th ($783 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 14th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Guarulhos ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 4485th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Tenerife

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	Guarulhos	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$7249

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469