Guarulhos vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$195	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$8151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	81
😀 Quality of life	63	100
🏙️ Population	1.32M	449K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 81% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7112th and 23rd ($697 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 3rd in Brazil and Switzerland, respectively. Check Brazil vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5499th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Zurich

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	Guarulhos	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.18	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$22875

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041