Brisbane vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brisbane	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4943	$2283
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$2020	$694
🍽️ Food expenses	$537	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3604	$380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	94
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.32M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 222% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 930th and 6649th ($2356 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 48th in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Guarulhos ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 18th and 5426th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Guarulhos

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	Brisbane	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.8	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$1.94
🥤 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	$1526	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1208	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2416	$800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1655	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	10.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9010	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6567	$1247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.9	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1568	$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8728	$11753

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1785
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1881
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1816
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1354
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1545
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1461
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1404
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$1998
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1903
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1691
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2348
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2741
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1610
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1463
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1430
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1723
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2604
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1669
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1249
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1462
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1716
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683