Buenos Aires vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$470
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$743
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$514
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
47
😀 Quality of life
74
51
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.65M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 22% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 4694th and 5905th ($1130 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 1194th and 6147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$5836

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$806
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$697
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$823
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$766
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$816
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$569
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$758
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$651
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$716
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$538
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$990
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$463
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$573
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$600
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$532
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$505
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$884
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$513
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$505
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$519
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$565
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$518
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$610
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$548
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$531
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$571
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$514
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$549
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$598
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$549
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$562
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$477
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$410
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$714
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$748
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$742
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$666
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$694
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$557
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$504