Guarulhos vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$5582
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1419
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$2230
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$4178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	71
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.61M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 68% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6861st and 1041st ($783 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 896th 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 Phoenix. Guarulhos ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 4485th and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guarulhos	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$21660

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804