Columbus vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$1848
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$343
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	94
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	906K	1.32M

The cost of living in Columbus is 213% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 1512th and 7112th ($2181 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 62nd 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 Columbus compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Guarulhos ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 217th and 5499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Guarulhos

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	Columbus	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.3	$7.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$8855

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668