Guayaquil vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$364	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	47	23
😀 Quality of life	51	53
🏙️ Population	2.65M	2.06M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 21% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 5905th and 6606th ($925 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Ecuador and Brazil, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 6147th and 6060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Manaus

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	Guayaquil	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$4516

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$806
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$697
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$823
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$766
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$816
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$569
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$538
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$463
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$573
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$600
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$884
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$513
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$519
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$518
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$548
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$531
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$571
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$514
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$598
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$549
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$562
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$477
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$410
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$714
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$748
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$742
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$666
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$694
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$557
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$504

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638