Guarulhos vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$2197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	91
😀 Quality of life	67	91
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.75M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 64% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6972nd and 1819th ($753 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 2nd in Brazil and Italy, respectively. Check Brazil vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 4893rd and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Rome

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	Guarulhos	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358