Guarulhos vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guarulhos	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$219	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$694	$749
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$380	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	47
😀 Quality of life	60	62
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.72M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 19% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 6649th and 5949th ($733 vs $903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 1st in Brazil and Ecuador, respectively. Check Brazil vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.7 months in Guayaquil. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Guayaquil ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 5426th and 5176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Guayaquil

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	Guarulhos	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.5	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$144	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$800	$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.61%	7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.66	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.04	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.43	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.44	$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.5	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11753	$6864

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683

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