Guarulhos vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$3297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$7564
🏠 One person rent	$211	$2174
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$3858
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$4156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	85
😀 Quality of life	67	90
🏙️ Population	1.32M	442K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 77% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 6972nd and 95th ($753 vs $3297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 63rd 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 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Miami ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 4893rd and 210th 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	$8.07	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$7.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$2574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$4730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$3376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$95.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$6833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$3761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$34.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$21676

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2465
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2738
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2767
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2775
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2761
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2963
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2831
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2739
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2713
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2695
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2586
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2664
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3170
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2806
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3117
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2900
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3050