Guarulhos vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1478
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$2331
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	70
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	1.32M	888K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 67% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6861st and 1079th ($783 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Guarulhos ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 4485th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guarulhos	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$6.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$24177

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908