Guarulhos vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1319
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$2448
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$4662
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	60	92
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.3M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 67% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6649th and 1234th ($733 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 1107th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Houston ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 5426th and 86th 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	$8.01	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$23011

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175