Buenos Aires vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$2552
🏠 One person rent
$536
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$828
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$533
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
45
😀 Quality of life
77
56
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.65M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 17% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 4761st and 5445th ($1207 vs $1029) 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 0.7 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 1226th and 6296th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Guayaquil

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Buenos Aires Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$718
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
10.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$1423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$1428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$6500

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$905
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$755
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$847
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$734
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$716
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$822
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$656
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$785
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$510
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$814
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$590
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$538
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$594
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$668
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$714
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$605
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$569
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$660
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$650
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$619
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$640
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$663
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$637
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$607
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$676
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$596
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$617
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$606
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$514
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$746
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$829
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$825
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$746
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$760
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$592
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$540