Austin vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1848
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$343
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	94
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	962K	1.32M

The cost of living in Austin is 247% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 1002nd and 7112th ($2416 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 62nd 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 Austin compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Guarulhos ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 151st and 5499th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$7.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$8855

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668