Busan vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$380
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$653
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
47
😀 Quality of life
91
62
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.72M

The cost of living in Busan is 14% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 5114th and 5949th ($1029 vs $903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.7 months in Guayaquil. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Guayaquil ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 108th and 5176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$6864

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$801
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$834
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$754
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$814
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$603
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$790
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$638
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$547
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$472
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$570
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$637
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$775
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$514
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$851
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$532
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$543
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$536
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$592
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$551
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$612
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$504
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$515
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$533
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$511
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$499
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$506
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$476
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$525
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$455
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$416
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$611
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$720
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$552
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$648
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$726
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$507
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$491