Guarulhos vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$4362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	82
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	1.32M	468K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 65% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6861st and 1363rd ($783 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1143rd 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 Raleigh. Guarulhos ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 4485th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guarulhos	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$24243

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729