Guarulhos vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$189	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	92
😀 Quality of life	59	67
🏙️ Population	1.32M	9.21M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 43% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7119th and 4604th ($662 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 7th 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 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5407th and 3470th 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	$6.9	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$9034

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804