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Guarulhos vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Guarulhos is 34.5% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 51.9% more in Guarulhos
Groceries: pay 17.6% less in Guarulhos
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Guarulhos
Housing: pay 44.4% less in Guarulhos
Childcare: pay 52.1% more in Guarulhos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% less in Guarulhos
Clothing: pay 28.6% more in Guarulhos

The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, and clothing in Guarulhos are more expensive than in Manila. Expenses including housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Guarulhos. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Guarulhos.

Guarulhos vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guarulhos instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 51.9% more for restaurants

	Manila	Guarulhos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱352.72	$7.50 R$41.58	+24.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱251.95	$7.50 R$41.58	+74.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.90	$1.31 R$7.28	+35.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.50	$0.87 R$4.84	+73.5%
Average			+51.9%

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pay 17.6% less for groceries

	Manila	Guarulhos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.12	$1.91 R$10.58	+43.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.48	$5.44 R$30.15	+27.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱428.83	$4.00 R$22.18	-45.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.66	$2.39 R$13.27	+8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.76	$2.00 R$11.10	-12.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.79	$1.05 R$5.82	-30.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.17	$0.83 R$4.59	+0.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.88	$0.73 R$4.03	-55.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱59.97	$0.77 R$4.29	-24.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.53	$0.61 R$3.41	-47.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.51	$0.59 R$3.28	-56.9%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Manila	Guarulhos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱244.86	$4.16 R$23.07	-0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.23	$97.52 R$540.57	+608.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,481,442.91	$22,504.36 R$124,746.17	-11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.32	$6.74 R$37.38	+130.6%
Average			+182.0%

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pay 44.4% less for housing

	Manila	Guarulhos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,587.67	$20.95 R$116.15	-22.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,050.25	$225.04 R$1,247.46	-56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,747.18	$150.03 R$831.64	-40.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,886.90	$41.91 R$232.30	-58.3%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 52.1% more for childcare

	Manila	Guarulhos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,118.26	$346.94 R$1,923.17	+150.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱997,958.39	$9,151.77 R$50,730.11	-46.3%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Guarulhos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.66	$2.06 R$11.44	+41.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.57	$1.91 R$10.57	-26.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.48	$2.34 R$12.99	-28.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,468.23	$19.07 R$105.69	-54.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.39	$8.44 R$46.78	+12.8%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 28.6% more for clothing

	Manila	Guarulhos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,883.81	$55.21 R$306.02	+12.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,739.71	$45.86 R$254.21	+54.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,736.51	$78.73 R$436.40	-2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,911.26	$74.74 R$414.27	+50.4%
Average			+28.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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