Buenos Aires vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$2350
🏠 One person rent
$555
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$594
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
46
😀 Quality of life
77
59
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.65M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 31% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 4647th and 5910th ($1247 vs $953) 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 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 1053rd and 6017th 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
$17.5
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$795
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
10.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$1626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$6061

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$842
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$704
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$707
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$829
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$653
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$780
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$514
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$762
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$577
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$516
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$559
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$660
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$864
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$705
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$593
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$557
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$651
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$638
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$617
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$672
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$694
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$675
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$611
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$667
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$583
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$626
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$631
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$524
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$811
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$850
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$856
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$788
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$745
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$606
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$527