Guarulhos vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$195	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$2079
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$2679
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	73
😀 Quality of life	63	91
🏙️ Population	1.32M	569K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 67% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 7112th and 1725th ($697 vs $2103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 23rd in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 1.3 months in Hamilton. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Hamilton ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 5499th and 176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Hamilton

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	Guarulhos	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.18	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$1163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$12302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$4675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$19470

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659