Austin vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	95
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	962K	1.32M

The cost of living in Austin is 216% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 932nd and 6861st ($2475 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 40th 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 46th best city to live in the United States vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 192nd and 4485th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$9818

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722