Guayaquil vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$364	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$374
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	47	56
😀 Quality of life	51	57
🏙️ Population	2.65M	2.42M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 31% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5905th and 6861st ($925 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th 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 0.5 months in Salvador. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 6147th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Salvador

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	Guayaquil	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$10392

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677