Austin vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	95
😀 Quality of life	90	67
🏙️ Population	962K	1.32M

The cost of living in Austin is 225% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 985th and 6972nd ($2444 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 Austin compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 217th and 4893rd 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	$19.4	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$6.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$9734

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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