Dubai vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$567
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
64
47
😀 Quality of life
86
58
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.65M

The cost of living in Dubai is 154% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 1098th and 6095th ($2309 vs $910) 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 306th and 5554th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
8.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$37.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$6982

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$808
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$722
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$761
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$813
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$594
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$770
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$651
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$760
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$545
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$454
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$574
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$617
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$495
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$504
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$498
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$528
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$564
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$509
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$618
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$517
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$504
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$544
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$488
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$523
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$515
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$500
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$549
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$462
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$398
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$699
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$733
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$718
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$652
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$679
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$520
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$496