Guarulhos vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$195	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	50
😀 Quality of life	63	92
🏙️ Population	1.32M	1.02M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 67% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7112th and 1744th ($697 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 24th 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 Ottawa. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 5499th and 129th 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	$7.18	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$15527

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822