Guarulhos vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$5194
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1163
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$276
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$4099
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	84
😀 Quality of life	67	95
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.91M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 66% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 6972nd and 1513th ($753 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 4th 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 1.9 months in Hamburg City. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Hamburg City ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 4893rd and 31st 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	$8.07	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$2225
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$1644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$5540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$64.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$23203

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1650
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1635
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1667
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1569
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1626
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1662
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1598
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1624
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1554
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1685
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1563
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1586
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1767
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1588
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1716
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1571
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1580
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1648
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1586
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1494
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1588
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1525
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1559
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1574
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1498
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1566
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1825
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1337
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1752
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1470
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1529
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1563
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1443
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1575
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1583
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1492