Guarulhos vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$195	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$4336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	63	99
🏙️ Population	1.32M	8.8M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 82% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 7112th and 8th ($697 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 1.1 months in London. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5499th and 5th 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	$7.18	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$27583

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165