Busan vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2350
🏠 One person rent
$427
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$594
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
46
😀 Quality of life
91
59
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.65M

The cost of living in Busan is 14% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 5063rd and 5910th ($1084 vs $953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in South Korea and Ecuador, respectively. Check South Korea vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 120th and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Guayaquil

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Busan Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$795
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
10.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$1626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$6061

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

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