Guarulhos vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$2484
🏠 One person rent	$195	$452
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$582
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	46
😀 Quality of life	63	56
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.65M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 31% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 7112th and 5530th ($697 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 5499th and 6218th 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	$7.18	$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$67.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$1673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$6540

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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 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