Buenos Aires vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$365
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$653
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
47
😀 Quality of life
71
62
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.72M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 12% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 6407th and 5949th ($791 vs $903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 2311th and 5176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$6864

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

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