Guarulhos vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$1572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$3766
🏠 One person rent	$211	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$1140
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	67	77
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.3M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 52% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6972nd and 3808th ($753 vs $1572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th 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 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 4893rd and 1165th 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	$8.07	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$4.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$3552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$2602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$4.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$9.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$78
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$10526

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1380
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1378
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1237
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1407
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1121
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1671
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$817
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$805
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1238
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$758
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$653
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$747
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$906
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$904
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1207
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$938
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$947
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$901
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1062
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$1017
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1111
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$866
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050