Brookhaven vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brookhaven	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2924	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$1858	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1725	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$745	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	95
😀 Quality of life	72	68
🏙️ Population	486K	1.32M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 273% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 281st and 6861st ($2924 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 40th 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 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 2997th and 4485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Guarulhos

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	Brookhaven	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.07	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2326	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4090	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5605	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.4	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2261	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23474	$9818

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2763
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2619
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2397
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2725
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2160
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3756
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2271
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3087
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2744
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2661
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2724
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2609
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2556
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2343
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2555
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2715
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3446
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3582
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3033
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2295
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2664
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2391
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2645
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2727
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2982
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2694
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2253
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2653
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2118
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2471
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2710
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2815
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2580
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3045
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3327
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3562
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2823
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2378
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2820

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