Charlotte vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Charlotte	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5697	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$1502	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4381	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	95
😀 Quality of life	89	68
🏙️ Population	875K	1.32M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 215% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 946th and 6861st ($2470 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 246th and 4485th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Charlotte	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.65	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1645	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1249	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2953	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2052	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4312	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2445	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.04	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24568	$9818

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2217
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2130
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2190
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2095
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1904
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1959
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$1975
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2129
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1973
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2183
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2075
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2058
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1727
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1946
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2070
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2007
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2070
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1868
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2059
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1909
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2200
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2171
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2027
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1816
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2253
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1940
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2284
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1892
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1678
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1842
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2671
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2083
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1863
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1932

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