Buenos Aires vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Buenos Aires	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2758	$1848
🏠 One person rent	$496	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.9	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$797	$343
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	94
😀 Quality of life	78	63
🏙️ Population	3.12M	1.32M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 63% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 4856th and 7112th ($1139 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 62nd in Argentina and Brazil, respectively. Check Argentina vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Guarulhos ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 1059th and 5499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Guarulhos

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	Buenos Aires	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$7.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.64	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$669	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	36.41%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2703	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.92	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.51	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.9	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5464	$8855

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$879
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$715
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$949
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$641
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$990
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$590
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$1032
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$968
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$871
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$844
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$981
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$817
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$848
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$710
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$959
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$874
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$886
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$846
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$954
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$935
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$841
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$947
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$906
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$897

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668