Brasilia vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$415	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	28	95
😀 Quality of life	62	67
🏙️ Population	3M	1.32M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 23% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6162nd and 6972nd ($928 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 56th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Ranked 16th vs 5th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5658th vs 4893rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Guarulhos

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	Brasilia	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.88	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$6.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$9.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$9734

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

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