Guarulhos vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1440
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$2388
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$4287
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	60	91
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.6M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 70% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6649th and 812th ($733 vs $2422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 735th 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 Philadelphia. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 5426th and 101st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Philadelphia

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	Guarulhos	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$1648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$2870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$1950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$3808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$3933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$80.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$32.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$1936
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$15748

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2282
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2266
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2334
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2242
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2418
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2422
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2402
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2196
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2390
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2434
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2469
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2281
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2618
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2419
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$1861
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2457
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2895
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2430
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2674
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2740
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2788
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2603
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2654
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2783
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2196
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2169
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2879
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2486
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2469
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2766