Guarulhos vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$202	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$5772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	87
😀 Quality of life	59	92
🏙️ Population	1.29M	1.39M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 79% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6983rd and 45th ($691 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 5397th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs San Diego

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	Guarulhos	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.35	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$21468

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647