Boston vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$2552
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$828
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$533
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
92
56
🏙️ Population
676K
2.65M

The cost of living in Boston is 253% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 30th and 5445th ($3638 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.5 months in Guayaquil. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 94th and 6296th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Guayaquil

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Boston Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$718
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
10.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$1423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$1428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$8.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$6500

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$905
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$755
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$847
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$734
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$716
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$822
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$656
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$785
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$510
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$814
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$590
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$538
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$594
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$668
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$714
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$605
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$569
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$660
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$650
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$619
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$640
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$663
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$637
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$607
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$676
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$596
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$617
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$606
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$514
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$746
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$829
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$825
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$746
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$760
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$592
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$540