Auckland vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$594
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	32	46
😀 Quality of life	89	59
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.65M

The cost of living in Auckland is 120% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 1745th and 5910th ($2100 vs $953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and Ecuador, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 242nd and 6017th 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	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$795
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	10.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$1626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$6061

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$842
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$704
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$707
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$584
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$829
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$653
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$780
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$514
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$762
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$577
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$516
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$559
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$660
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$864
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$705
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$593
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$557
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$651
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$617
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$672
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$694
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$675
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$583
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$626
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$631
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$524
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$811
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$850
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$856
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$788
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$745
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$606
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$527