Berlin vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$364
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	94	68
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.32M

The cost of living in Berlin is 203% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 1150th and 6861st ($2371 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 40th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 45th and 4485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Guarulhos

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	Berlin	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$9818

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

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