Buenos Aires vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$402
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$567
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
47
😀 Quality of life
72
58
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.65M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 0.1% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 6099th and 6095th ($909 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 1789th and 5554th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
8.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$8.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$37.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$6982

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$808
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$722
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$761
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$813
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$594
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$770
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$651
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$760
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$545
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$454
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$574
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$617
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$495
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$504
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$498
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$528
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$564
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$509
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$618
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$517
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$504
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$544
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$488
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$523
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$515
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$500
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$549
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$462
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$398
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$699
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$733
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$718
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$652
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$679
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$520
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$496