Guarulhos vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$202	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	59	100
🏙️ Population	1.29M	5.03M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 71% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6983rd and 923rd ($691 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 4th in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5397th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Melbourne

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	Guarulhos	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.35	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$21306

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913