Guarulhos vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guarulhos Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$838
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$219
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$694
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$380
$504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
73
😀 Quality of life
60
57
🏙️ Population
1.32M
1.49M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 13% less expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6649th and 6252nd ($733 vs $838) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 12th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Ranked 4th vs 6th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5426th vs 5813th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Porto Alegre

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Guarulhos Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.5
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.09
$6.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$800
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.61%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$1414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1247
$1348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$56.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.66
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.04
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.43
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.44
$5.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.5
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.01
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11753
$8095

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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 Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$682
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$631
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$708
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$592
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$600
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$601
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$634
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$555
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$590
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$624
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$565
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$631
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$688
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$521
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$666
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$653
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$511
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$688
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$604
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$636
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$565
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$520
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$610
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$632
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$611
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$607
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$655
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$925
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$785
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$697
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$619
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$682
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$729
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$760
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$573
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$837
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$756
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$681
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$669
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$368