Guarulhos vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$219	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	60	64
🏙️ Population	1.32M	12.4M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 30% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6649th and 5031st ($733 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 4th vs 2nd best cities to live in Brazil, and 5426th vs 4799th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Sao Paulo

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	Guarulhos	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$12031

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659