Guarulhos vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$195	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$2945
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	63	95
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.8M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 63% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7112th and 2306th ($697 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 52nd 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 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 5499th and 46th 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	$7.18	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$4789

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811