Brisbane vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2143
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$346
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	94
😀 Quality of life	97	59
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.29M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 261% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 781st and 6983rd ($2491 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 45th in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 15th and 5397th 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	$14	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$6.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$10855

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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