Arlington vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$743
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	90	47
😀 Quality of life	73	51
🏙️ Population	394K	2.65M

The cost of living in Arlington is 103% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 2153rd and 5905th ($1883 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 2nd 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 1499th and 6147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Guayaquil

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	Arlington	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$5836

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2086
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2081
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2143
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1808
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2105
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2289
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2149
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2126
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2159
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2079
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2164
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2224
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2148
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2095
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2471
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2214
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2184
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2025
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2258
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2219
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2023
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2538
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2246
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2395

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$806
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$697
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$823
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$766
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$816
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$569
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$538
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$463
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$573
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$600
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$884
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$513
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$519
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$518
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$548
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$531
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$571
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$514
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$598
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$549
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$562
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$477
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$410
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$714
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$748
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$742
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$666
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$694
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$557
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$504