Guayaquil vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guayaquil	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$910	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2330	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$375	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$692	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$567	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	95
😀 Quality of life	58	63
🏙️ Population	2.65M	11.5M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 10% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6095th and 5616th ($910 vs $1012) 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5554th and 4573rd 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	$4.82	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1130	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.77	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.55	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.4	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6982	$13135

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$808
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$722
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$761
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$813
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$594
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$770
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$760
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$545
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$870
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$454
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$574
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$495
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$504
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$498
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$528
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$564
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$509
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$517
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$504
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$544
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$488
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$515
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$500
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$549
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$462
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$398
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$699
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$733
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$718
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$652
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$679
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$520
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$496

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629