Boston vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Boston	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3467	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7682	$2143
🏠 One person rent	$2394	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$3923	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5787	$346
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	92	59
🏙️ Population	676K	1.29M

The cost of living in Boston is 402% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 32nd and 6983rd ($3467 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 45th 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 15th best city to live in the United States vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 89th and 5397th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Boston	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.5	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.4	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2739	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2042	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4881	$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3321	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11569	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6730	$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.4	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$6.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2437	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25118	$10855

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2869
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2797
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2746
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2846
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2925
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2773
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2869
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2443
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2798
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2878
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2848
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3005
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2607
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2853
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2815
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2961
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2803

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640