Castries vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1170
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$2552
🏠 One person rent
$514
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$872
$828
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$862
$533
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
3
45
😀 Quality of life
38
56
🏙️ Population
20K
2.65M

The cost of living in Castries is 14% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 4844th and 5445th ($1170 vs $1029) 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 0.5 months in Guayaquil. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 8195th and 6296th among best cities to live in the world.

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Castries Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.1
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.66
$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$590
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1074
$718
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.81%
10.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2032
$1423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1444
$1428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.02
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.9
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.39
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.15
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.87
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.12
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.74
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.4
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9156
$6500

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
66 km or 41 mi Fort-de-France
$1812
83 km or 51 mi Georgetown
$989
98 km or 61 mi Kingstown
$995
149 km or 93 mi Roseau
$1012
172 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Bridgetown
$1336
181 km or 112 mi Portsmouth
$1173
222 km or 138 mi Grenville
$1079
234 km or 146 mi St. George's
$1078
234 km or 146 mi Basse-Terre
$1739
249 km or 155 mi Sainte-Anne
$1732
250 km or 156 mi Petit-Bourg
$1730
257 km or 160 mi Les Abymes
$1717
259 km or 161 mi Baie-Mahault
$1736
260 km or 162 mi Le Moule
$1733
316 km or 196 mi Scarborough
$1136
348 km or 216 mi All Saints
$1166
357 km or 222 mi St. John's
$1145
377 km or 234 mi Port of Spain
$1284
378 km or 235 mi San Juan
$1232
392 km or 244 mi Chaguanas
$1097
410 km or 255 mi Basseterre
$1330
415 km or 258 mi Cayon
$1332
418 km or 260 mi San Fernando
$1010
445 km or 277 mi Carupano
$699
456 km or 283 mi La Asuncion
$641
461 km or 286 mi Porlamar
$610
497 km or 309 mi Philipsburg
$2884
526 km or 327 mi Cumana
$679
532 km or 330 mi Maturin
$844
563 km or 350 mi Tucupita
$767
577 km or 358 mi Saint Croix
$2600
578 km or 359 mi Puerto la Cruz
$703
586 km or 364 mi Lecheria
$771
590 km or 367 mi Barcelona
$888
626 km or 389 mi Road Town
$2293
635 km or 395 mi Anaco
$642
640 km or 398 mi Cantaura
$675
641 km or 399 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2022

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$905
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$755
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$847
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$734
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$716
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$822
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$656
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$785
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$510
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$814
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$590
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$538
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$594
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$668
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$714
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$605
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$569
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$660
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$650
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$619
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$640
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$663
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$637
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$607
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$676
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$596
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$617
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$606
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$514
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$746
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$829
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$825
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$746
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$760
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$592
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$540