Austin vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$330
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	94
😀 Quality of life	90	59
🏙️ Population	962K	1.32M

The cost of living in Austin is 271% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 858th and 7119th ($2455 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 53rd 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Guarulhos ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 142nd and 5407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Guarulhos

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	Austin	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$6.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$1562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$8512

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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