Guarulhos vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$211	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	67	96
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.8M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 61% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6972nd and 2284th ($753 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 4893rd and 11th 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	$8.07	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$5550

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805