Buenos Aires vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Buenos Aires Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1227
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3001
$2443
🏠 One person rent
$529
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$734
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.7
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$736
$520
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
47
😀 Quality of life
76
53
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.65M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 24% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 4692nd and 5891st ($1227 vs $989) 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 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.5 months in Guayaquil. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 1080th and 6233rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Buenos Aires vs Guayaquil infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Buenos Aires vs Guayaquil

Prices for goods and services in Buenos Aires and Guayaquil are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Buenos Aires Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.63
$2.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.99
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$585
$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$610
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.36%
9.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2664
$1125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1963
$1952
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$5.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$6.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.98
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5511
$5883

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$783
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$850
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$733
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$842
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$961
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$881
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$955
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$816
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$986
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$992
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$609
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$986
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1029
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$975
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$876
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$905
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$858
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$949
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$777
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$985
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$866
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$981
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$680
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1025
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$832
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$864
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$853
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$729
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$950
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$958
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$880
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$851
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$953
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$844
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$950
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$902

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$859
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$716
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$838
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$769
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$815
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$589
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$769
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$646
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$784
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$506
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$866
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$483
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$563
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$605
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$602
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$527
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$878
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$537
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$526
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$516
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$586
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$540
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$608
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$570
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$584
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$604
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$584
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$571
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$627
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$568
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$584
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$554
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$467
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$731
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$751
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$751
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$690
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$725
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$557
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$525