Guayaquil vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$925
$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2456
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$364
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$743
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$514
$454
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
47
72
😀 Quality of life
51
56
🏙️ Population
2.65M
1.33M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 23% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 5905th and 6663rd ($925 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 10th in Brazil, while ranked 6147th and 5820th 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
$3.01
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.4
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.52
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.4
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.36%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1009
$1319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2101
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.66
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.99
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.57
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5836
$7512

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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 Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$632
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$546
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$624
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$495
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$564
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$584
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$593
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$599
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$536
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$608
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$549
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$537
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$540
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$519
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$529
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$551
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$500
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$619
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$578
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$577
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$446
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$463
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$537
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$589
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$544
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$628
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$594
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$857
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$707
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$632
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$553
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$632
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$639
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$658
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$510
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$659
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$600
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$594
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$461