Guarulhos vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$9038
🏠 One person rent	$211	$2349
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$4207
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$934
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$6864
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	82
😀 Quality of life	67	96
🏙️ Population	1.32M	449K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 80% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6972nd and 13th ($753 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th 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 1.8 months in Zurich. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 4893rd and 9th 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	$8.07	$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$9.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$24322

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3281
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3328
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3305
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3360
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3556
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4151
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2546
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3367
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2721
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3380
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3331
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1740
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1872
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1726
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1550
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3677
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1604
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1721
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1731
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3080
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1393
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1498
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2543
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3171