Guarulhos vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$202	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	59	94
🏙️ Population	1.29M	3.9M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 78% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6983rd and 72nd ($691 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5397th and 47th 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	$7.35	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$28613

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754