Birmingham vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$330
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	94	59
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.32M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 195% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 1973rd and 7119th ($1951 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Guarulhos ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 35th and 5407th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$6.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$1562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$8512

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

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