Guarulhos vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$195	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$4255
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	84
😀 Quality of life	63	92
🏙️ Population	1.32M	442K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 78% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 7112th and 118th ($697 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 88th 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 1.3 months in Miami. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Miami ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 5499th and 119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Miami

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	Guarulhos	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.18	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$25246

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101