Auckland vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$330
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	94
😀 Quality of life	90	59
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.32M

The cost of living in Auckland is 197% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 1924th and 7119th ($1968 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd in New Zealand and Brazil, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Guarulhos ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 161st and 5407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Guarulhos

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	Auckland	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$6.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$1562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$8512

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621