Brisbane vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$594
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	46
😀 Quality of life	97	59
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.65M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 144% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 1241st and 5910th ($2323 vs $953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Australia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 3rd and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Guayaquil

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	Brisbane	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$795
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	10.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$1626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$6061

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$842
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$704
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$707
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$584
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$829
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$653
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$780
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$514
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$762
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$577
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$516
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$559
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$660
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$864
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$705
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$593
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$557
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$651
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$617
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$672
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$694
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$675
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$583
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$626
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$631
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$524
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$811
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$850
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$856
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$788
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$745
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$606
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$527