Guarulhos vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$195	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$4329
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	63	93
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.6M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 73% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 7112th and 744th ($697 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 660th 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 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5499th and 95th 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	$7.18	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$15283

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886