Guarulhos vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$4485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	69
😀 Quality of life	67	91
🏙️ Population	1.32M	385K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 71% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 6972nd and 719th ($753 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 625th 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 Tampa. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Tampa ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 4893rd and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Tampa

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	Guarulhos	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$16676

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285