El Paso vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$980	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$743
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	35	47
😀 Quality of life	79	51
🏙️ Population	679K	2.65M

The cost of living in El Paso is 96% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 2363rd and 5905th ($1813 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 2nd in the United States and Ecuador, respectively. Check the United States vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 633rd and 6147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Guayaquil

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	El Paso	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$5836

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

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