Guarulhos vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$8713
🏠 One person rent	$195	$2867
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$4681
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$852
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$7086
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	94	97
😀 Quality of life	63	97
🏙️ Population	1.32M	874K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 83% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 7112th and 5th ($697 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 3rd 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 Francisco. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 5499th and 20th 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	$7.18	$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$18564

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3254
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2961
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3109
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3230
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3218
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3026
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3285
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3014
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3317
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3071
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3797
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3756
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3634
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2950
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2858
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3553
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2826
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2910
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3818
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2850
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2381
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3094
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2823
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2764
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3133
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3765