Guarulhos vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$189	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$2742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	59	93
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.8M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 64% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7119th and 2225th ($662 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 51st 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 5407th and 51st 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	$6.9	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$5725

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692