Guarulhos vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$195	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$2042
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$4580
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	63	93
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.3M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 69% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 7112th and 1375th ($697 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 1186th 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 2 months in Houston. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Houston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 5499th and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Houston

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	Guarulhos	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.18	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$997
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$2394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$65.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$1961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$9.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$23708

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233