Guarulhos vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$1891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$4432
🏠 One person rent	$195	$1087
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$1566
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$3456
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	66
😀 Quality of life	63	89
🏙️ Population	1.32M	633K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 63% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 7112th and 2352nd ($697 vs $1891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 1822nd 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 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Memphis ranked 93rd in the United States, while ranked 5499th and 293rd 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	$7.18	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$1417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$9.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$5.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$7.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$1574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$27140

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2392
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2182
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1854
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2306
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1994
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1749
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1858
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1635
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1670
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1837
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1813
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1637
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1843
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1948
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1593
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1878
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2033
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1404
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1960
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2007
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1783
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1966
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1685
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1710
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2041
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1889
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2165
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1397
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1354
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2855