Guarulhos vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$5218
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1517
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$2491
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$4557
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	69
😀 Quality of life	60	90
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.61M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 69% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6649th and 864th ($733 vs $2390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 780th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Phoenix ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5426th and 127th 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	$8.01	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$69
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$1436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$1252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$2542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$3451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$2894
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$977
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$10488

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$2339
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2381
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2315
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2425
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2485
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2428
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2347
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2427
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2392
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2379
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2414
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2324
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2275
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2105
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$2042
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2692
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1828
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$2008
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2043
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$874
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1941
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1886
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$865
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2687
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1054
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2706