Guarulhos vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$1630
🏠 One person rent	$211	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$358
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	35
😀 Quality of life	67	56
🏙️ Population	1.32M	756K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 11% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 6972nd and 7403rd ($753 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 3rd in Brazil and Bolivia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.5 months in La Paz. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 4893rd and 6289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs La Paz

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	Guarulhos	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$21.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$33
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$3005

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$665
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$610
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$571
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$601
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$605
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$590
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$461
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$727
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$652
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$775
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$626
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$508
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$1010
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$691
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$664
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$556
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$738
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$816
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$812
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$661
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$746
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1103
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$731
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$739
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$701
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$564
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$611
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$649
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$618
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$693
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$572
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$832
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$701
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1075
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$844
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661