Guarulhos vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	67	96
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.11M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 70% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6972nd and 916th ($753 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st in Brazil and France, respectively. Check Brazil vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 4893rd and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Paris

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	Guarulhos	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544