Charlotte vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Charlotte	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6031	$2143
🏠 One person rent	$1631	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$2780	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4594	$346
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	94
😀 Quality of life	88	59
🏙️ Population	875K	1.29M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 279% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 574th and 6983rd ($2615 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 45th 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 57th best city to live in the United States vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 230th and 5397th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Charlotte	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.95	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1670	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1394	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3455	$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2308	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4378	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2768	$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$6.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.26	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1274	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25869	$10855

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2313
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2178
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2270
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2115
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2146
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1971
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2155
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2194
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2012
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2142
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2081
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2052
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1530
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1844
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1917
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2094
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2105
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2110
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2110
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2162
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2281
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2012
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1857
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2399
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1955
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2509
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1908
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1872
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2105
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2122
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2596
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2126
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2076
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2088

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