Guarulhos vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$211	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$4294
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$3678
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	67	96
🏙️ Population	1.32M	8.8M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 80% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6972nd and 20th ($753 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st in Brazil and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 1 months in London. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4893rd and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs London

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	Guarulhos	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$9.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$30567

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199