Guarulhos vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$3387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2147	$8146
🏠 One person rent	$202	$2014
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$3465
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$878
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$349	$6749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	81
😀 Quality of life	59	98
🏙️ Population	1.29M	447K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 80% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6982nd and 42nd ($691 vs $3387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th 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 months in Zurich. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5395th 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	$7.42	$27.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.43	$19.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$9.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$5.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$2231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$732	$4012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$2962
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.3	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.84%	2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1670	$9567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1161	$5782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$5.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.7	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.21	$44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$3.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.69	$49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.52	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$3.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$3.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.1	$84.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$22.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$155
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$48.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$134
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.7	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$2733
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10805	$20795

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1010
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$715
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$646
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$665
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$643
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$641
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$672
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$663
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$642
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$640
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$571
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$699
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$734
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$678
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$629
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$643
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$659
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$594
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$608
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$622
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$628
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$745
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$637
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$651
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$745
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$662
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3140
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3126
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3047
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3141
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3055
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3019
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3143
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3137
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3199
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3007
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3201
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3314
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3016
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2643
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2628
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1563
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2209
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3022
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2506
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3074
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1717
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2781
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1902
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2622
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1768
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1470
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3432
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1441
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1534
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2751
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1392
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2486
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2848