Cali vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$2143
🏠 One person rent	$287	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$346
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	94
😀 Quality of life	51	59
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.29M

The cost of living in Cali is 6% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6748th and 6983rd ($733 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 45th in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 6170th and 5397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Guarulhos

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	Cali	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.68	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$6.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$10855

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$652
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$718
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$477
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$462
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$520
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$619
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$562
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$501
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$483
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$398
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$488
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$641
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$748
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$868
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$544
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$504
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$871
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$873
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$475
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$681
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$789
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$528
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$851
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$523
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$687
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$634
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$584
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$574
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$620

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