Dallas vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dallas	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2461	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5293	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$1459	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4563	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	94	67
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.32M

The cost of living in Dallas is 227% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 948th and 6972nd ($2461 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 815th 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 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Dallas ranked 6th best city to live in the United States vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 46th and 4893rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Guarulhos

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	Dallas	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.4	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.06	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2187	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1641	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4391	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$6.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.6	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.6	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1318	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24367	$9734

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2258
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2114
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2198
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2212
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2193
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2357
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2246
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2188
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2142
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2114
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2309
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2373
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2127
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2126
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2220
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2124
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2076
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2127
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2233
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2129
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2302
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2193
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2579
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2293
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2393
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2128
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2105
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2145
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2225

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