Buenos Aires vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$2484
🏠 One person rent
$496
$452
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$582
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
78
46
😀 Quality of life
78
56
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.65M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 13% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 4856th and 5530th ($1139 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1059th and 6218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$67.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$1673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$6540

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$869
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$745
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$841
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$728
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$712
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$587
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$780
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$649
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$776
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$509
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$859
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$582
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$542
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$601
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$656
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$882
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$704
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$596
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$585
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$648
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$638
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$606
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$609
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$604
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$622
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$608
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$598
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$667
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$589
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$607
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$572
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$489
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$730
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$759
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$782
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$693
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$748
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$565
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$531