Austin vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2330
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$692
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$567
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	47
😀 Quality of life	91	58
🏙️ Population	962K	2.65M

The cost of living in Austin is 172% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 812th and 6095th ($2473 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 116th and 5554th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Guayaquil

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	Austin	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	8.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$37.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$6982

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$808
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$722
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$761
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$813
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$594
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$770
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$760
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$545
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$870
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$454
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$574
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$495
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$504
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$498
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$528
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$564
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$509
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$517
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$504
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$544
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$488
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$515
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$500
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$549
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$462
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$398
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$699
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$733
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$718
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$652
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$679
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$520
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$496