Guayaquil vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$364	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	54
😀 Quality of life	51	54
🏙️ Population	2.65M	1.49M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 38% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5905th and 7055th ($925 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd 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 Recife. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 6147th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Recife

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	Guayaquil	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509