Guarulhos vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guarulhos San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$691
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$202
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$630
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$7795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
94
97
😀 Quality of life
59
97
🏙️ Population
1.29M
874K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 82% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6983rd and 9th ($691 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5397th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guarulhos San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.35
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.42
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$8.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.1
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.03%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1141
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.16
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.43
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10855
$31050

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$1012
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610