Guarulhos vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$202	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	59	93
🏙️ Population	1.29M	1.76M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 65% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6983rd and 2002nd ($691 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5397th and 60th 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	$7.35	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$6957

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610