Detroit vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$743
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$514
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	77	47
😀 Quality of life	86	51
🏙️ Population	639K	2.65M

The cost of living in Detroit is 123% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 1678th and 5905th ($2064 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 315th and 6147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Guayaquil

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	Detroit	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$5836

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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