Boston vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Boston	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3680	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8143	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$2555	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$4103	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$749	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6248	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	91	68
🏙️ Population	676K	1.32M

The cost of living in Boston is 370% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 27th and 6861st ($3680 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 40th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 105th and 4485th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Boston	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.8	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2870	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2200	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5120	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3473	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.3	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12808	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6220	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.58	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.77	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$192	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2859	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26444	$9818

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2959
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2901
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2794
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$3007
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$3005
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2796
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2963
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2420
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2828
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2906
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2867
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2923
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3022
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2636
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2855
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2900
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2890
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2890

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