Caracas vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3074
$2350
🏠 One person rent
$471
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$824
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$486
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$594
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
54
46
😀 Quality of life
53
59
🏙️ Population
2.25M
2.65M

The cost of living in Caracas is 31% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 4637th and 5910th ($1253 vs $953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Venezuela and Ecuador, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 6464th and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Guayaquil

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Caracas Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$579
$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1061
$795
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.1
$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.92%
10.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1442
$1626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$681
$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.25
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5363
$6061

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$1058
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$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$1025
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$801
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$748
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$805
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$832
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$947
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$954
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$620
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$847
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$863
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$819
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$758
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$756
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$763
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$723
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$812
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$865
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$855
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$774
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$838
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$787
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$764
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$791
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$847
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$900
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$788
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$839
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$853
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$2007
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$734
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$773
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$873
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$716
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$704
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$724
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$771
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$765

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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