Albuquerque vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$2484
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$452
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$582
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	27	46
😀 Quality of life	84	56
🏙️ Population	565K	2.65M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 95% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 2114th and 5530th ($1964 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th 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 149th best city to live in the United States vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 484th and 6218th 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	$17.1	$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$67.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$1673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$6540

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

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