Guayaquil vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guayaquil	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1006	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2484	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$452	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$701
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	95
😀 Quality of life	56	69
🏙️ Population	2.65M	11.5M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 4% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5530th and 5192nd ($1006 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6218th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Sao Paulo

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	Guayaquil	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.2	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1673	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6540	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666