Guarulhos vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$195	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$464
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$71.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$358
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	33
😀 Quality of life	63	52
🏙️ Population	1.32M	756K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 2% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 7112th and 7220th ($697 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 6th best city to live in Brazil vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 5499th and 6482nd 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	$7.18	$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$7.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$2846

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$675
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$634
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$563
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$565
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$594
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$562
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$445
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$654
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$624
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$780
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$627
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$509
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$908
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$681
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$809
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$655
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$560
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$659
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$730
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$763
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$654
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$990
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$656
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$732
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$638
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$562
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$604
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$616
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$676
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$636
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$533
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$841
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1040
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$838
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613