Guarulhos vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$1611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$211	$820
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$1386
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$1249
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	9
😀 Quality of life	67	53
🏙️ Population	1.32M	150K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 53% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 6972nd and 3611th ($753 vs $1611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st in Brazil and Curacao, respectively. Check Brazil vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.8 months in Willemstad. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 4893rd and 6474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Willemstad

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	Guarulhos	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$1023
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$33.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$9.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$8.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$163
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$12408

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1578
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$571
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$697
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$660
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$817
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$745
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$735
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$728
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$715
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$712
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$696
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$754
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$742
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$834
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$748
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$793
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$997
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$818
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$1015
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$807
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1199
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$744
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$994
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$749
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$775
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$918
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$923
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605