Frankfurt vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Frankfurt	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1902	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4451	$2283
🏠 One person rent	$1097	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$694
🍽️ Food expenses	$485	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3920	$380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	94
😀 Quality of life	94	60
🏙️ Population	759K	1.32M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 160% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 2040th and 6649th ($1902 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 48th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Guarulhos ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 38th and 5426th 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	$14.2	$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.54	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$273	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	10.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8253	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4831	$1247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.2	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.93	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.38	$4.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.7	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14318	$11753

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1656
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1674
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1648
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1649
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1644
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1593
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1605
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1628
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1606
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1651
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1603
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1654
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1725
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1624
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1684
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1721
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1713
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1631
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1673
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1657
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1704
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1725
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1574

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