Guarulhos vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$3028
🏠 One person rent	$202	$611
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$1253
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$740
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	90
😀 Quality of life	59	68
🏙️ Population	1.29M	9.21M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 42% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6983rd and 4630th ($691 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 6th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5397th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Mexico City

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	Guarulhos	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.35	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$8550

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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 Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$835
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$757
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$772
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$844
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$734
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$843
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$704
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$811
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$939
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$789
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$797
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$941
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$763
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$504
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$601
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$660
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$748
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$691
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$723
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$729
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$589
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$659
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$674
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$709