Guarulhos vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$195	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$1092
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	56
😀 Quality of life	63	79
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.3M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 53% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 7112th and 3978th ($697 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 0.7 months in Montevideo. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 5499th and 963rd 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	$7.18	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$9169

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1314
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1312
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1223
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1348
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1080
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1646
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$770
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$766
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1200
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$710
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$590
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$641
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$715
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$848
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$841
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$846
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$871
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1139
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$879
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$874
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$886
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$861
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$990
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$949
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1032
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$844
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980