Georgetown vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Georgetown	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1151	$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3139	$2484
🏠 One person rent	$493	$452
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.1	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1107	$582
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	24	46
😀 Quality of life	58	56
🏙️ Population	235K	2.65M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 14% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 4824th and 5530th ($1151 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Guyana and Ecuador, respectively. Check Guyana vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 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 6094th and 6218th 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	$9.87	$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.62	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1231	$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$67.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.6	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3437	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1313	$1673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.18	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1015	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23245	$6540

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811

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