Denver vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Denver	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6409	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$1710	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$2799	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4539	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	89	67
🏙️ Population	716K	1.32M

The cost of living in Denver is 271% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 432nd and 6972nd ($2791 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th 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 1.6 months in Denver compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Denver ranked 61st best city to live in the United States vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 239th and 4893rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Guarulhos

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	Denver	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.7	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1860	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2961	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.8	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3638	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$6.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.03	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.7	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.5	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.4	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1796	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18639	$9734

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2546
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2742
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2667
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2728
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2540
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2972
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2598
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2749
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2524
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2917
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2727
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2509
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2034
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2323
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2140
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1920
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1648
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2418
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1880
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1753
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1519
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2472
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1748
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1676

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