Fortaleza vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$2484
🏠 One person rent	$328	$452
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$582
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	42	46
😀 Quality of life	61	56
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.65M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 25% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 6833rd and 5530th ($758 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Brazil and Ecuador, respectively. Check Brazil vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 5841st and 6218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Guayaquil

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	Fortaleza	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$67.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$1673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$6.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$6540

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$869
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$745
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$841
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$728
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$712
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$587
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$780
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$649
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$776
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$509
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$859
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$582
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$542
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$601
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$656
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$882
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$704
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$596
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$648
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$609
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$622
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$608
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$589
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$607
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$572
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$489
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$730
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$759
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$782
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$693
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$748
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$565
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$531