Guarulhos vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$2042
🏠 One person rent	$202	$333
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$447
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	73
😀 Quality of life	59	55
🏙️ Population	1.29M	1.33M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 13% less expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6983rd and 6457th ($691 vs $794) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 11th 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 5th vs 12th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5397th vs 5818th 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	$7.35	$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$8117

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$676
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$584
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$664
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$535
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$592
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$622
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$631
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$639
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$573
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$637
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$573
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$540
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$647
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$549
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$596
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$619
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$472
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$653
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$596
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$622
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$594
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$492
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$593
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$623
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$592
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$660
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$620
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$826
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$728
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$653
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$596
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$648
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$670
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$692
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$561
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$758
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$691
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$635
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$623
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$373