Denver vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Denver	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2848	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6447	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$1737	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$748	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4578	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	89	68
🏙️ Population	716K	1.32M

The cost of living in Denver is 264% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 365th and 6861st ($2848 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th 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 1.6 months in Denver compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Denver ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 218th and 4485th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Denver	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2359	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.7	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5706	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3714	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.29	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.53	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.9	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2053	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21391	$9818

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2391
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2548
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2627
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2649
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2382
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2288
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2749
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2642
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2729
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2542
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2594
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2800
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2534
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$3013
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2571
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2506
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2028
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2367
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$1961
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1900
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1674
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2417
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1875
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1741
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1524
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2237
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2470
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1730
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1646

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