Guarulhos vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$225	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$594
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	68	59
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.65M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 18% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 6861st and 5910th ($783 vs $953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th 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 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 4485th and 6017th 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	$8.6	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$795
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	10.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$1626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$6061

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$842
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$704
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$707
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$584
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$829
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$653
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$780
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$514
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$762
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$577
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$516
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$559
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$660
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$864
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$705
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$593
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$557
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$651
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$617
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$672
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$694
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$675
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$583
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$626
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$631
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$524
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$811
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$850
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$856
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$788
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$745
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$606
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$527