Guarulhos vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$2158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$5242
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$2098
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$679
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$3890
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	65
😀 Quality of life	68	87
🏙️ Population	1.32M	508K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 64% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 6861st and 1591st ($783 vs $2158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1295th 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 Kansas. Guarulhos ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Kansas ranked 114th in the United States, while ranked 4485th and 359th 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	$8.6	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$948
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$2320
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$70.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$2610
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$7.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$7.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$1149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$21608

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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 Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2220
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2080
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2349
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2499
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2307
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2372
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1944
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2273
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2093
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1680
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1846
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$2018
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2173
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1832
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1574
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1910
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1357
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1790
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1730
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1908
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1606
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1824
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1273
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1537
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$1883
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1597
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1750
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2008
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1939
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1859