Dallas vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dallas	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2472	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5379	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2013	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4803	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	94	68
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.32M

The cost of living in Dallas is 216% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 938th and 6861st ($2472 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th and 40th 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 7th best city to live in the United States vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 36th and 4485th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dallas	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.5	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.22	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1506	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1643	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.9	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5051	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3181	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.97	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.63	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.51	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.1	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1507	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24503	$9818

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2086
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2170
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2096
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2193
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2182
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2104
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2172
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2168
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2120
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2111
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2144
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2203
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1913
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2155
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2122
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2369
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2129
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2128
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2220
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2073
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2110
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2316
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2206
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2361
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2268
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2397
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2137
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2128
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2147
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2209

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722