Guarulhos vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$225	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$1302
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	68	78
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.3M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 49% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6861st and 3858th ($783 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 2nd in Brazil and Uruguay, respectively. Check Brazil vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Guarulhos ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 4485th and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Montevideo

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	Guarulhos	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$10657

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1344
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1340
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1171
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1354
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1059
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1629
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$851
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$815
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1183
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$784
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$610
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$693
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$788
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$920
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$923
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$920
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1247
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$955
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$939
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$948
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$914
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1035
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$970
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1082
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$872
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008