Columbus vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2143
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$630
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$346
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
94
😀 Quality of life
88
59
🏙️ Population
906K
1.29M

The cost of living in Columbus is 226% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 1248th and 6983rd ($2252 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 Columbus compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 242nd and 5397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$6.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$10855

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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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