Georgetown vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$423	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$743
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$514
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	24	47
😀 Quality of life	47	51
🏙️ Population	235K	2.65M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 15% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 5085th and 5905th ($1062 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guyana and Ecuador, respectively. Check Guyana vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 6400th and 6147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Guayaquil

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	Georgetown	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$5836

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847

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