Brisbane vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$653
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
47
😀 Quality of life
95
62
🏙️ Population
2.36M
2.72M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 161% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 930th and 5949th ($2356 vs $903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Australia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Guayaquil. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Guayaquil ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 18th and 5176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$6864

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

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