Guarulhos vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	82
😀 Quality of life	67	89
🏙️ Population	1.32M	468K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 68% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6972nd and 1246th ($753 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1054th 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 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 4893rd and 245th 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	$8.07	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$24650

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736