Guarulhos vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$202	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$4931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	82
😀 Quality of life	59	89
🏙️ Population	1.29M	468K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 72% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6983rd and 806th ($691 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 719th 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 2 months in Raleigh. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 5397th and 202nd 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	$7.35	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$22229

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753