Birmingham vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Birmingham	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5157	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$1934	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	94	67
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.32M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 195% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 1454th and 6972nd ($2219 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 56th in the United Kingdom and Brazil, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 41st and 4893rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Guarulhos

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	Birmingham	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1255	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2045	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.8	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.96%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5472	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4260	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.2	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$6.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.82	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.3	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1648	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21078	$9734

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894

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