Dublin vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$743
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	47
😀 Quality of life	96	51
🏙️ Population	593K	2.65M

The cost of living in Dublin is 184% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 605th and 5905th ($2627 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 17th and 6147th 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	$18.3	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$5836

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

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