Guarulhos vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$225	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$2928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	68	93
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.9M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 59% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6861st and 2370th ($783 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 64th 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 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 4485th and 49th 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	$8.6	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$6432

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828