Guayaquil vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guayaquil	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1006	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2484	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$452	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$427
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	54
😀 Quality of life	56	60
🏙️ Population	2.65M	1.49M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 35% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5530th and 6884th ($1006 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 20th in Brazil, while ranked 6218th and 5911th 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	$3.51	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.2	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1673	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6540	$16281

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544