Guarulhos vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$195	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	63	100
🏙️ Population	1.32M	5.35M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 70% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7112th and 1249th ($697 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5499th 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	$7.18	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$22799

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988