Atlanta vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Atlanta	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2617	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5892	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$1587	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$2476	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5193	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	90	67
🏙️ Population	499K	1.32M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 248% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 699th and 6972nd ($2617 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th and 56th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Atlanta compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 231st and 4893rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Guarulhos

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	Atlanta	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1741	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2969	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3301	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2480	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$6.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.48	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.9	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23857	$9734

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2392
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2375
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2373
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2366
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2395
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2340
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2415
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2429
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2418
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2201
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2525
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2447
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2453
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2220
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2722
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2980
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2282
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2544
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2090
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2270
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2490
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2109
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2239
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2253
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1990
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2251
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1919
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1791
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2202
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1932
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1593
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1814
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1966
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1946
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1928
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2004

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