Birmingham vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.32M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 181% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 1471st and 6861st ($2204 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 40th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 25th and 4485th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$9818

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

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