Chicago vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$2552
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$828
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$533
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
95
56
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.65M

The cost of living in Chicago is 174% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 375th and 5445th ($2822 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Guayaquil. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 22nd and 6296th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Guayaquil

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Chicago Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$718
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
10.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$1423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$1428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$8.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$6500

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Guayaquil

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