Auckland vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$743
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	32	47
😀 Quality of life	90	51
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.65M

The cost of living in Auckland is 113% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 1924th and 5905th ($1968 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in New Zealand and Ecuador, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 161st and 6147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Guayaquil

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	Auckland	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$5836

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

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