Guarulhos vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$2226
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$5309
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$2217
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$693
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$3883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	85
😀 Quality of life	67	89
🏙️ Population	1.32M	384K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 66% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6972nd and 1435th ($753 vs $2226) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1194th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs New Orleans ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 4893rd and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs New Orleans

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	Guarulhos	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$23.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$2576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$1777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$1749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$3.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$1551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$10147

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2143
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2038
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1772
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2062
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1720
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1705
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2146
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2045
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2052
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1753
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1852
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1693
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1933
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1807
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1698
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1672
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1950
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1812
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2095
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2240
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1953
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2099
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1766
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2093
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2023
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2102
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1881
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1971
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1992
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1615
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1917
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1844
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1605
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1962