Guarulhos vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$219	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$2722
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	60	95
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.76M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 60% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6649th and 2281st ($733 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 76th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5426th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Montreal

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	Guarulhos	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$7624

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576