Guarulhos vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$4608
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$1707
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$3719
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	66
😀 Quality of life	68	87
🏙️ Population	1.32M	633K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 59% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 6861st and 2305th ($783 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1739th 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 1.9 months in Memphis. Guarulhos ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 4485th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guarulhos	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$5.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$44
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$27334

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809