Charlotte vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$653
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
68
47
😀 Quality of life
88
62
🏙️ Population
875K
2.72M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 200% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 361st and 5949th ($2710 vs $903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 1st in the United States and Ecuador, respectively. Check the United States vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.7 months in Guayaquil. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Guayaquil ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 191st and 5176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$6864

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119

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