Guarulhos vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$6734
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1795
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$3490
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$4345
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	82
😀 Quality of life	60	87
🏙️ Population	1.32M	468K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 73% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6649th and 304th ($733 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 266th 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 1.6 months in Raleigh. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 5426th and 235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Raleigh

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	Guarulhos	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$22084

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857