Castries vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$2330
🏠 One person rent	$524	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$692
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$567
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	3	47
😀 Quality of life	35	58
🏙️ Population	70K	2.65M

The cost of living in Castries is 27% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 4713th and 6095th ($1159 vs $910) 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 1.1 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 7462nd and 5554th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Guayaquil

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	Castries	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.55	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	8.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$6.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$8.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$37.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$6982

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$808
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$722
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$761
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$813
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$594
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$770
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$760
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$545
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$870
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$454
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$574
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$495
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$504
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$498
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$528
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$564
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$509
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$517
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$504
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$544
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$488
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$515
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$500
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$549
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$462
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$398
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$699
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$733
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$718
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$652
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$679
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$520
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$496