Albuquerque vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$2330
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$692
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$567
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	27	47
😀 Quality of life	83	58
🏙️ Population	565K	2.65M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 132% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 1562nd and 6095th ($2111 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th 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 101st best city to live in the United States vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 396th and 5554th 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	$18.1	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	8.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$8.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$37.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$6982

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2618
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$3686
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1847
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1629
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1775
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1834
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2288
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1834
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1707
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1715
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1954
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2372
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2416
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2052
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2498
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2295
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2588

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