Guarulhos vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$3905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$189	$2719
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$4421
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$804
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$7528
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	94	97
😀 Quality of life	59	96
🏙️ Population	1.32M	874K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 83% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 7119th and 7th ($662 vs $3905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 5th 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 San Francisco. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5407th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs San Francisco

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	Guarulhos	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.9	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$8.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$5.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$2797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$2467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$4615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$4053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$11255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$10091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$4.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$5.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$6.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$6.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$5.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$87.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$20590

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3190
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3364
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$2968
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2888
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$2974
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3195
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3183
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3226
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$2999
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3269
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2963
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3997
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3678
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3466
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2888
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2840
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3657
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2811
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2780
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3785
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3002
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2412
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3115
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2767
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2778
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3060
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3752