Cali vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Cali	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$751	$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1912	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$280	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$345
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	45	94
😀 Quality of life	54	61
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.32M

The cost of living in Cali is 8% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6869th and 7138th ($751 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 65th in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Guarulhos ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 6176th and 5428th 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	$4.58	$7.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$357
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$32.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.8	$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.59%	11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$806	$1143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.9	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$8.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.76	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6155	$8878

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$690
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$751
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$491
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$554
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$650
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$674
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$628
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$676
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$510
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$514
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$651
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$467
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$721
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$696
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$821
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$922
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$584
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$909
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$937
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$520
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$725
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$865
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$516
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$598
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$608
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$878
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$922
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$558
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$745
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$602
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$688
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$657
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$668
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$563
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$646
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$632

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1044
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$665
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$730
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$647
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$672
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$642
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$649
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$661
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$681
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$678
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$686
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$715
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$708
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$688
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$703
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$688
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$661
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$595
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$742
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$748
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$718
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$668
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$665
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$690
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$672
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$698
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$641
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$656
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$672
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$664
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$761
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$648
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$667
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$645
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$805
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$655
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$699
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$698
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668