Guarulhos vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$4406
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1052
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$3391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	66
😀 Quality of life	67	87
🏙️ Population	1.32M	633K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 59% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 6972nd and 2663rd ($753 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1875th 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 1.8 months in Memphis. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Memphis ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 4893rd and 362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Memphis

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	Guarulhos	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$27314

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822