Guarulhos vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guarulhos	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$2330
🏠 One person rent	$202	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$630	$692
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$567
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	47
😀 Quality of life	59	58
🏙️ Population	1.29M	2.65M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 24% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 6983rd and 6095th ($691 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th 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 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 5397th and 5554th 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	$7.35	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.1	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	8.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.16	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$8.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.3	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$37.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.86	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10855	$6982

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$808
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$722
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$761
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$813
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$594
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$770
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$760
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$545
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$870
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$454
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$574
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$495
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$504
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$498
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$528
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$564
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$509
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$517
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$504
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$544
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$488
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$515
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$500
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$549
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$462
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$398
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$699
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$733
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$718
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$652
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$679
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$520
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$496