Barcelona vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$653
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
47
😀 Quality of life
88
62
🏙️ Population
1.64M
2.72M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 96% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 2423rd and 5949th ($1773 vs $903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Ecuador, respectively. Check Spain vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in Guayaquil. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Guayaquil ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 193rd and 5176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$6864

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$801
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$834
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$754
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$814
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$603
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$790
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$638
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$547
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$472
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$570
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$637
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$775
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$514
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$851
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$532
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$543
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$536
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$592
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$551
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$612
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$504
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$515
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$533
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$511
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$499
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$506
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$476
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$525
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$455
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$416
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$611
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$720
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$552
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$648
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$726
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$507
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$491