Calgary vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	95
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.32M

The cost of living in Calgary is 168% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 1759th and 6861st ($2095 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 40th in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 187th and 4485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Guarulhos

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	Calgary	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$9818

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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