Guarulhos vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$225	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$8550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	82
😀 Quality of life	68	97
🏙️ Population	1.32M	452K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 80% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6861st and 11th ($783 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th 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 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 4485th and 6th 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	$8.6	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$26431

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117