Dublin vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$2484
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$452
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$582
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	46
😀 Quality of life	96	56
🏙️ Population	593K	2.65M

The cost of living in Dublin is 184% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 315th and 5530th ($2858 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ireland and Ecuador, respectively. Check Ireland vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 21st and 6218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Guayaquil

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	Dublin	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$67.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$1673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$6540

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$869
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$745
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$841
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$728
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$712
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$587
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$780
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$649
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$776
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$509
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$859
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$582
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$542
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$601
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$656
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$882
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$704
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$596
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$648
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$609
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$622
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$608
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$589
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$607
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$572
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$489
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$730
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$759
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$782
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$693
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$748
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$565
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$531