Birmingham vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$1848
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$343
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.32M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 207% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 1622nd and 7112th ($2137 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 62nd 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Guarulhos ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 48th and 5499th 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	$17.5	$7.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$8855

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

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