Guarulhos vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$211	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$4258
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	67	93
🏙️ Population	1.32M	3.9M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 78% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6972nd and 72nd ($753 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 52nd in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 4893rd and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Los Angeles

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	Guarulhos	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$28004

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974