Guarulhos vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$219	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$6298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	60	96
🏙️ Population	1.32M	8.8M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 82% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6649th and 6th ($733 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5426th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs New York City

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	Guarulhos	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$17859

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028