Brasilia vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brasilia	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2550	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$443	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$891	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	28	95
😀 Quality of life	66	68
🏙️ Population	3M	1.32M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 22% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 5856th and 6861st ($958 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 40th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Brasilia compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Ranked 13th vs 7th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5032nd vs 4485th 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	$8.07	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2461	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1684	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.4	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$710	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17564	$9818

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$763
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$575
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$725
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$800
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$704
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$712
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$703
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$680
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$625
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$728
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$639
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$651
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$639
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$626
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$622
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$653
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$676
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$623
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$659
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$640
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$597
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$645
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$693
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$618
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$665
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$616
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$672
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$638
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$669
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$764
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$715
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$636
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$686

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