Cali vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cali	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2137	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$330	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$364
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	47	95
😀 Quality of life	62	68
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.32M

The cost of living in Cali is 8% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6549th and 6861st ($850 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 40th 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 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 5632nd and 4485th 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	$5.09	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.49%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$904	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.15	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.7	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6818	$9818

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$788
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$856
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$563
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$631
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$606
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$749
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$769
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$862
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$537
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$559
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$737
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$524
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$802
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$675
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$816
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$958
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1106
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$694
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$672
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$1041
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1162
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$593
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$858
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$1012
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$557
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$680
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$864
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1045
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$630
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$740
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$797
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$795
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$516
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$653
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$733

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