Fortaleza vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$328	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$743
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	42	47
😀 Quality of life	56	51
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.65M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 19% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 6696th and 5905th ($745 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 5747th and 6147th 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	$4.44	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$5836

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$806
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$697
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$823
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$766
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$816
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$569
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$538
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$463
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$573
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$600
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$884
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$513
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$519
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$518
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$548
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$531
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$571
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$514
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$598
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$549
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$562
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$477
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$410
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$714
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$748
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$742
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$666
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$694
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$557
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$504