Charlotte vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Charlotte	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2403	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5638	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$1453	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$2444	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4246	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	95
😀 Quality of life	89	67
🏙️ Population	875K	1.32M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 219% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 1073rd and 6972nd ($2403 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 56th 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 78th best city to live in the United States vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 283rd and 4893rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Guarulhos

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	Charlotte	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2971	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2035	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$6.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.04	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.09	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1516	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24528	$9734

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2195
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2113
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2159
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2078
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1963
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1968
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2002
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2126
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1978
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2158
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2080
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2067
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1736
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1913
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2089
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2030
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2079
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1873
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2081
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1917
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2202
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2221
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2036
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1858
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2324
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1951
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2410
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1853
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1769
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1943
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2123
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2709
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2091
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1987
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1952

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716