Albuquerque vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$2552
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$828
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	27	45
😀 Quality of life	83	56
🏙️ Population	565K	2.65M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 97% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 1965th and 5445th ($2026 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.5 months in Guayaquil. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 561st and 6296th 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	$19	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$718
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	10.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$8.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$6500

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$905
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$755
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$847
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$734
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$716
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$584
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$822
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$656
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$785
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$510
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$814
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$538
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$594
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$714
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$605
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$569
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$660
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$650
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$619
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$640
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$663
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$637
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$676
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$596
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$617
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$606
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$514
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$746
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$829
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$825
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$746
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$760
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$592
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$540