Edinburgh vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$653
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
88
47
😀 Quality of life
93
62
🏙️ Population
488K
2.72M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 126% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 1692nd and 5949th ($2043 vs $903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Ecuador, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.7 months in Guayaquil. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Guayaquil ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 64th and 5176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$6864

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$801
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$834
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$754
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$814
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$603
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$790
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$638
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$547
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$472
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$570
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$637
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$775
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$514
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$851
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$532
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$543
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$536
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$592
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$551
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$612
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$504
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$515
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$533
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$511
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$499
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$506
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$476
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$525
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$455
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$416
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$611
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$720
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$552
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$648
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$726
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$507
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$491