Guarulhos vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$5455
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1267
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$2011
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$4659
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	68	96
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.3M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 65% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6861st and 1367th ($783 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1144th 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 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 4485th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guarulhos	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$22291

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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

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123