Albuquerque vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$594
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	27	46
😀 Quality of life	83	59
🏙️ Population	565K	2.65M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 113% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 1945th and 5910th ($2029 vs $953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 1st in the United States and Ecuador, respectively. Check the United States vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 518th and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Guayaquil

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	Albuquerque	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$795
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	10.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$1626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$6061

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$842
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$704
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$707
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$584
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$829
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$653
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$780
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$514
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$762
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$577
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$516
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$559
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$660
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$864
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$705
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$593
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$557
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$651
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$617
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$672
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$694
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$675
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$583
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$626
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$631
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$524
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$811
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$850
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$856
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$788
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$745
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$606
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$527