Guayaquil vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$452
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$500
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
74
😀 Quality of life
56
61
🏙️ Population
2.65M
1.33M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 23% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 5530th and 6605th ($1006 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 Porto Alegre. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Porto Alegre ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 6218th and 5818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Porto Alegre

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Guayaquil Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$73.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$1446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$57.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$9.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$9.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$7258

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Cities near Guayaquil

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

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$660
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$575
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$676
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$571
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$580
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$616
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$637
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$633
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$562
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$661
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$586
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$531
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$576
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$557
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$551
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$587
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$526
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$666
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$616
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$608
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$476
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$487
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$563
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$621
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$573
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$659
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$625
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$904
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$773
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$681
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$582
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$699
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$680
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$693
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$537
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$816
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$716
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$626
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$659
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$444