Guarulhos vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$2172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$5195
🏠 One person rent	$195	$1127
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$1961
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$270
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$3668
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	84
😀 Quality of life	63	95
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.91M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 68% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 7112th and 1536th ($697 vs $2172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 5th in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 5499th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Hamburg City

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	Guarulhos	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.18	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$92.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$2245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$9266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$4.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$63.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$27074

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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

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1602
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1649
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1559
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1611
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1635
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1588
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1610
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1666
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1537
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1566
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1743
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1601
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1572
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1585
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1640
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1589
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1527
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1678
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1488
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1589
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1579
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1527
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1543
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1796
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1785
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1515
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1536
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1564
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1421
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1591
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1623
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1429