Guayaquil vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$845
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$2102
🏠 One person rent
$474
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$518
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
75
😀 Quality of life
56
65
🏙️ Population
2.65M
1.39M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 22% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 5445th and 6575th ($1029 vs $845) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Ecuador and Brazil, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Porto Alegre ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 6296th and 5292nd 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
$4.01
$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$35.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
10.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$1553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$1230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$8.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$8291

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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

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$688
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$611
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$717
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$605
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$633
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$659
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$681
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$674
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$594
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$708
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$635
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$561
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$613
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$596
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$592
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$628
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$557
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$711
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$665
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$659
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$509
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$518
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$584
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$672
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$585
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$713
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$673
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$979
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$789
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$740
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$568
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$762
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$733
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$746
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$578
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$832
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$771
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$663
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$713
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$469