Frankfurt vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Frankfurt	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2102	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4758	$2143
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$2068	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4186	$346
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	94
😀 Quality of life	95	59
🏙️ Population	773K	1.29M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 204% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 1589th and 6983rd ($2102 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 45th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 36th and 5397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Guarulhos

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	Frankfurt	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2335	$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1600	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8020	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5017	$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.3	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$6.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.93	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.3	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.7	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15030	$10855

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1801
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1791
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1778
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1814
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1813
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1710
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1750
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1724
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1812
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1723
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1724
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1812
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1805
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1760
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1804
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1906
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1770
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1801
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1953
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1812
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1748
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1766
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1795
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1804
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1716

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640