Copenhagen vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$743
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	93	47
😀 Quality of life	97	51
🏙️ Population	644K	2.65M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 152% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 1085th and 5905th ($2333 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Denmark and Ecuador, respectively. Check Denmark vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 10th and 6147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Guayaquil

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	Copenhagen	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$5836

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$806
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$697
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$823
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$766
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$816
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$569
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$538
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$463
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$573
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$600
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$884
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$513
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$519
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$518
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$548
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$531
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$571
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$514
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$598
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$549
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$562
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$477
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$410
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$714
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$748
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$742
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$666
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$694
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$557
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$504