Guarulhos vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$202	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$5777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	59	97
🏙️ Population	1.29M	8.8M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 83% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6983rd and 5th ($691 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5397th and 13th 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	$7.35	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$20585

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108