Guayaquil vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$364	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	95
😀 Quality of life	51	65
🏙️ Population	2.65M	11.5M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 5% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5905th and 5654th ($925 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6147th and 4281st 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	$3.01	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$14254

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611