Boston vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Boston	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3638	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8082	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$2543	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$4126	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6556	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	92	67
🏙️ Population	676K	1.32M

The cost of living in Boston is 383% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 30th and 6972nd ($3638 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 56th 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 94th and 4893rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Guarulhos

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	Boston	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2878	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2181	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5280	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3456	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11142	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6207	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.6	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$6.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.6	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$9.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.78	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.6	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2835	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26679	$9734

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2921
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2837
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2771
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2808
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2980
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2986
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2786
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2939
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2405
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2803
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2859
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2894
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3006
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2629
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2854
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2871
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2867
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2852

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