Fortaleza vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fortaleza	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1863	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$353	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$749
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$653
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	42	47
😀 Quality of life	56	62
🏙️ Population	2.7M	2.72M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 10% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 6336th and 5949th ($814 vs $903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Brazil and Ecuador, respectively. Check Brazil vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.7 months in Guayaquil. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Guayaquil ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 5829th and 5176th 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	$4.6	$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1373	$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.73	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2398	$6864

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$745
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$618
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$521
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$611
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$600
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$619
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$582
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$579
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$567
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$592
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$596
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$593
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$599
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$632
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$609
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$619
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$598
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$576
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$539
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$545
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$595
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$574
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$650
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$585
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$504
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$614
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$623
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$562
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$612
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$636
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$466
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$659

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$801
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$834
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$754
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$814
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$603
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$790
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$638
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$642
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$547
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$870
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$472
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$570
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$514
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$851
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$532
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$543
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$536
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$592
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$551
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$504
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$515
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$533
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$511
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$499
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$506
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$476
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$525
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$455
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$416
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$611
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$720
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$552
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$648
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$726
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$507
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$491