Guayaquil vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guayaquil	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2552	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$474	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$828	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$533	$491
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	45	95
😀 Quality of life	56	67
🏙️ Population	2.65M	6.21M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 2% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 5445th and 5559th ($1029 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 6296th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Guayaquil	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.25	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.02%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1423	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1428	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.95	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6500	$13739

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Cities near Guayaquil

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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631