Guarulhos vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$225	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$434
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	35
😀 Quality of life	68	57
🏙️ Population	1.32M	756K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 13% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 6861st and 7306th ($783 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th 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 0.6 months in La Paz. Guarulhos ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 4485th and 6167th 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	$8.6	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	8.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$1309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$2571

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$691
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$628
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$558
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$625
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$589
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$611
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$459
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$686
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$670
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$776
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$630
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$958
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$631
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$804
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$612
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$565
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$690
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$768
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$815
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$621
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$816
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1043
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$811
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$725
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$786
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$607
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$598
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$665
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$571
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$759
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$575
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$815
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$716
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1034
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$820
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670