Guarulhos vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$189	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	50
😀 Quality of life	59	90
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.02M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 68% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7119th and 1701st ($662 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 25th 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 Ottawa. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 5407th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Ottawa

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	Guarulhos	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.9	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800