Guayaquil vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$1885
🏠 One person rent
$452
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$480
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
46
23
😀 Quality of life
56
59
🏙️ Population
2.65M
2.06M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 28% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 5530th and 6721st ($1006 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th 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 24th in Brazil, while ranked 6218th and 5990th 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
$3.51
$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$4650

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Manacapuru
$696
175 km or 109 mi Itacoatiara
$697
257 km or 160 mi Maues
$693
364 km or 226 mi Coari
$695
368 km or 229 mi Parintins
$701
466 km or 290 mi Itaituba
$707
484 km or 301 mi Oriximina
$716
522 km or 324 mi Tefe
$637
594 km or 369 mi Santarem
$653
662 km or 412 mi Boa Vista
$692
762 km or 474 mi Porto Velho
$662
828 km or 515 mi Ariquemes
$616
867 km or 539 mi Altamira
$631
892 km or 554 mi Ji-Parana
$598
979 km or 608 mi Rolim de Moura
$589
1030 km or 640 mi Linden
$1201
1040 km or 646 mi Santana
$573
1054 km or 655 mi Macapa
$606
1059 km or 658 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$858
1071 km or 666 mi Breves
$622
1072 km or 666 mi Vilhena
$533
1076 km or 669 mi New Amsterdam
$1199
1094 km or 680 mi Sinop
$709
1108 km or 689 mi Tabatinga
$615
1118 km or 695 mi Georgetown
$1151
1133 km or 704 mi Paramaribo
$881
1151 km or 715 mi Tucurui
$631
1151 km or 715 mi Rio Branco
$763
1165 km or 724 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1885
1172 km or 729 mi Cameta
$620
1231 km or 765 mi Kourou
$1934
1235 km or 767 mi Maraba
$656
1236 km or 768 mi Cayenne
$1931
1246 km or 774 mi Abaetetuba
$577
1264 km or 785 mi Upata
$784
1290 km or 801 mi Puerto Ayacucho
$768
1292 km or 803 mi Belem
$784
1307 km or 812 mi Ciudad Guayana
$889
1307 km or 812 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$868
1308 km or 813 mi Ananindeua
$660