Guarulhos vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$4054
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	85
😀 Quality of life	68	88
🏙️ Population	1.32M	384K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 65% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6861st and 1402nd ($783 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1171st 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 1.8 months in New Orleans. Guarulhos ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs New Orleans ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 4485th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guarulhos	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$10142

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940