Chicago vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$653
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
47
😀 Quality of life
96
62
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.72M

The cost of living in Chicago is 189% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 505th and 5949th ($2613 vs $903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Guayaquil. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Guayaquil ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 16th and 5176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$6864

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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