Guarulhos vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$2374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$5581
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1437
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$2329
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$4148
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	70
😀 Quality of life	67	89
🏙️ Population	1.32M	888K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 68% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6972nd and 1140th ($753 vs $2374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 975th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Indianapolis ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 4893rd and 289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Indianapolis

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	Guarulhos	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$6.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$1908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$5.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$1809
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$25946

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931