Buenos Aires vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Buenos Aires Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$865
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1983
$2182
🏠 One person rent
$337
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$560
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
44
😀 Quality of life
73
63
🏙️ Population
3.06M
2.72M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 6% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 6181st and 6001st ($809 vs $865) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Argentina and Ecuador, respectively. Check Argentina vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.7 months in Guayaquil. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 1497th and 4862nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$5.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$600
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$44.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.93%
8.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$1463
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$5.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5117
$8140

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$550
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$508
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$547
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$547
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$549
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$551
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$550
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$549
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$549
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$452
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$548
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$549
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$548
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$549
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$544
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$640
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$548
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$548
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$547
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$548
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$555
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$549
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$615
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$490
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$552
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$550
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$523
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$559
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$552
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$550
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$553
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$549
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$546
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$560
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$550
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$561
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$557
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$553

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$697
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$687
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$815
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$684
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$778
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$598
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$753
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$620
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$632
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$612
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$878
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$467
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$685
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$617
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$641
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$494
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$816
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$506
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$517
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$559
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$564
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$519
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$669
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$514
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$420
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$428
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$436
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$515
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$490
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$461
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$487
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$330
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$349
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$600
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$539
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$420
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$453
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$648
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$357
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$444