Cologne vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cologne	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1941	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4759	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$1049	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1816	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$208	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3341	$364
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	95
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	1.09M	1.32M

The cost of living in Cologne is 148% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 2200th and 6861st ($1941 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 40th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 21st and 4485th 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	$16.2	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5385	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.12	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.6	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.3	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.4	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1042	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23900	$9818

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1732
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1693
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1713
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1689
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1716
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1721
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1696
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1674
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1764
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1686
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1667
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1657
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1738
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1948
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1673
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1698
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1658
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1631
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1662
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1653
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1668
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1652
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1617
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1653
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1597
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1685
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1629
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1650
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1913

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