Austin vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$2484
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$452
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$582
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	46
😀 Quality of life	92	56
🏙️ Population	962K	2.65M

The cost of living in Austin is 140% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 1002nd and 5530th ($2416 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 months in Austin compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 151st and 6218th 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	$19.1	$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$67.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$1673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$6540

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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