Guarulhos vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$2655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$6147
🏠 One person rent	$195	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$2912
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$642
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$5039
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	94	97
😀 Quality of life	63	82
🏙️ Population	1.32M	793K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 74% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 7112th and 622nd ($697 vs $2655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 549th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Hempstead ranked 194th in the United States, while ranked 5499th and 613th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Hempstead

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	Guarulhos	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.18	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$7.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$1471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$2925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$2626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$7214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$5157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$20
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$12.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$5.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$17029

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668

Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2680
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2645
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2619
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2613
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2602
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2756
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3066
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3174
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2569
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4203
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3768
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2864
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3006
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2733
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2789
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3364
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2717
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2913
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2829
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3513
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3066
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2376
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2783
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2836
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2749
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2705
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3253