Guarulhos vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$2110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$5277
🏠 One person rent	$195	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$2028
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$696
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$3972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	65
😀 Quality of life	63	88
🏙️ Population	1.32M	508K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 67% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 7112th and 1700th ($697 vs $2110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 1417th 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 1.9 months in Kansas. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Kansas ranked 95th in the United States, while ranked 5499th and 299th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Kansas

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	Guarulhos	Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.18	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$85.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$6.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$947
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$2072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$60.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$2177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$6.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$6.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$28880

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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 Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2237
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2019
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2266
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2390
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2311
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1902
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2248
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2052
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1647
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1841
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2261
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1943
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2160
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1912
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1574
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1893
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1368
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1761
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1638
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1875
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1830
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1848
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1280
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1522
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$1963
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1535
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1614
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1729
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2106
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1899
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1855