Arlington vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$2484
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$452
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$582
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	90	46
😀 Quality of life	77	56
🏙️ Population	394K	2.65M

The cost of living in Arlington is 85% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 2476th and 5530th ($1856 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 1375th and 6218th 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	$15.6	$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$67.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$6.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$6540

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

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