Guarulhos vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1508
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$2200
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$733
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$4443
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	68	91
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.6M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 70% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6861st and 741st ($783 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 652nd 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 Philadelphia. Guarulhos ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Philadelphia ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 4485th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guarulhos	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$79.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$2381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1784
🔌 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	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$4124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$4.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$8.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$2213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$20275

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737