Denver vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$743
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	91	47
😀 Quality of life	90	51
🏙️ Population	716K	2.65M

The cost of living in Denver is 194% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 463rd and 5905th ($2717 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 2nd 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 1.9 months in Denver compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 158th and 6147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Guayaquil

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	Denver	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$5836

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

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