Guarulhos vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$4507
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	90
😀 Quality of life	67	94
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.51M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 70% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6972nd and 889th ($753 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 1st in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 4893rd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Munich

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	Guarulhos	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$16629

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748