Guarulhos vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$2552
🏠 One person rent	$211	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$828
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$533
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	45
😀 Quality of life	67	56
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.65M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 27% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 6972nd and 5445th ($753 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th 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 0.5 months in Guayaquil. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 4893rd and 6296th 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	$8.07	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$718
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	10.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$1428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$8.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$6500

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$905
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$755
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$847
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$734
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$716
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$584
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$822
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$656
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$785
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$510
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$814
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$538
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$594
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$714
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$605
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$569
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$660
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$650
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$619
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$640
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$663
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$637
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$676
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$596
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$617
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$606
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$514
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$746
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$829
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$825
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$746
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$760
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$592
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$540