Brisbane vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$743
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	47
😀 Quality of life	97	51
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.65M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 118% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 1792nd and 5905th ($2016 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd 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 4th best city to live in Australia vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 7th and 6147th 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	$13.3	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$5836

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$806
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$697
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$823
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$766
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$816
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$569
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$538
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$463
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$573
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$600
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$884
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$513
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$519
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$518
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$548
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$531
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$571
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$514
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$598
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$549
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$562
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$477
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$410
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$714
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$748
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$742
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$666
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$694
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$557
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$504