Guarulhos vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$189	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	48
😀 Quality of life	59	75
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.32M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 51% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 7119th and 4065th ($662 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 5407th and 1043rd 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	$6.9	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$8232

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940