Cologne vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$1848
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$343
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	94
😀 Quality of life	96	63
🏙️ Population	1.09M	1.32M

The cost of living in Cologne is 182% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 2104th and 7112th ($1968 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 62nd in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Guarulhos ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 23rd and 5499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Guarulhos

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	Cologne	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$7.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$8855

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668