Guarulhos vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$5237
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$2442
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$4454
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	75
😀 Quality of life	60	85
🏙️ Population	1.32M	459K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 65% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6649th and 1538th ($733 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 1363rd 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 Virginia Beach. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 5426th and 280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Virginia Beach

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	Guarulhos	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$18553

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2788
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2282
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2462
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2005
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$1997
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2284
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2108
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2237
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2229
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2139
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2169
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2020
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2063
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2428
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1929
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2159
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2053
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2522
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2014
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2215
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2849
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2362
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3079
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2844
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2426
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2730
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2369
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2422
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3110
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2685