Castries vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2826
$2484
🏠 One person rent
$515
$452
🏘️ Family rent
$890
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$876
$582
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
3
46
😀 Quality of life
40
56
🏙️ Population
70K
2.65M

The cost of living in Castries is 16% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 4773rd and 5530th ($1169 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 7795th and 6218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Castries Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.66
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$67.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.4
$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.75%
9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1812
$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$1673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.35
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.15
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8070
$6540

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
66 km or 41 mi Fort-de-France
$1741
83 km or 51 mi Georgetown
$988
98 km or 61 mi Kingstown
$988
149 km or 93 mi Roseau
$1008
172 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1463
180 km or 112 mi Bridgetown
$1352
181 km or 112 mi Portsmouth
$1168
222 km or 138 mi Grenville
$1076
234 km or 146 mi St. George's
$1075
234 km or 146 mi Basse-Terre
$1673
249 km or 155 mi Sainte-Anne
$1662
250 km or 156 mi Petit-Bourg
$1673
257 km or 160 mi Les Abymes
$1656
259 km or 161 mi Baie-Mahault
$1662
260 km or 162 mi Le Moule
$1659
316 km or 196 mi Scarborough
$1111
348 km or 216 mi All Saints
$1135
357 km or 222 mi St. John's
$1131
377 km or 234 mi Port of Spain
$1248
378 km or 235 mi San Juan
$1213
392 km or 244 mi Chaguanas
$1079
410 km or 255 mi Basseterre
$1336
415 km or 258 mi Cayon
$1338
418 km or 260 mi San Fernando
$1007
445 km or 277 mi Carupano
$697
456 km or 283 mi La Asuncion
$638
461 km or 286 mi Porlamar
$610
497 km or 309 mi Philipsburg
$2878
526 km or 327 mi Cumana
$688
532 km or 330 mi Maturin
$838
563 km or 350 mi Tucupita
$764
577 km or 358 mi Saint Croix
$2593
578 km or 359 mi Puerto la Cruz
$696
586 km or 364 mi Lecheria
$760
590 km or 367 mi Barcelona
$908
626 km or 389 mi Road Town
$2303
635 km or 395 mi Anaco
$642
640 km or 398 mi Cantaura
$674
641 km or 399 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2042

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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