Guarulhos vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$189	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	59	65
🏙️ Population	1.32M	11.5M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 32% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7119th and 5654th ($662 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 4th vs 1st best cities to live in Brazil, and 5407th vs 4281st 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	$6.9	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611