Cologne vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cologne	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1752	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4185	$2283
🏠 One person rent	$967	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1672	$694
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3141	$380
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	94
😀 Quality of life	96	60
🏙️ Population	1.07M	1.32M

The cost of living in Cologne is 139% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 2484th and 6649th ($1752 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 48th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Guarulhos ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 12th and 5426th 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	$12.9	$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$925	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$246	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	10.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5594	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3486	$1247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.41	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.2	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.27	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$8.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.18	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.27	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.4	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16182	$11753

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1515
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1499
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1575
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1547
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1497
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1562
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1512
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1556
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1501
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1516
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1498
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1505
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1504
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1462
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1520
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1593
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1501
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1484
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1388
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1458
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1484
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1488
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1276
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1493
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1516
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1489
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1476
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1432
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1478
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1506
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1776

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683