Guarulhos vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$2340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$5236
🏠 One person rent	$195	$1406
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$4277
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	70
😀 Quality of life	63	91
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.61M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 70% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 7112th and 1184th ($697 vs $2340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 1035th 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 Phoenix. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Phoenix ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 5499th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Phoenix

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	Guarulhos	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.18	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$6.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$1104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$4621
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$3554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$16644

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766