Dubai vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2552
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$828
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$533
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
45
😀 Quality of life
90
56
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.65M

The cost of living in Dubai is 135% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 1039th and 5445th ($2420 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Ecuador, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 months in Guayaquil. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 203rd and 6296th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Guayaquil

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Dubai Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$718
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
10.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$1423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$6500

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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