Guarulhos vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$189	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	81
😀 Quality of life	59	98
🏙️ Population	1.32M	449K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 80% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7119th and 59th ($662 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 2nd 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 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5407th and 5th 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	$6.9	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717