Guayaquil vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$1943
🏠 One person rent
$452
$338
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$492
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$391
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
46
56
😀 Quality of life
56
62
🏙️ Population
2.65M
2.42M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 27% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5530th and 6702nd ($1006 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 9th in Brazil, while ranked 6218th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$13462

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$619
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$624
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$541
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$621
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$600
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$566
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$602
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$512
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$462
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$611
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$555
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$537
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$533
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$544
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$588
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$552
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$574
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$434
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$557
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$615
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$604
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$456
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$569
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$573
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$691
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$561
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$634
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$631
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$575
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$580
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$560
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$562
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$545
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$574
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$558
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$618
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$571
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$576
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$600
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$699