Glasgow vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$2484
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$452
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$582
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	46
😀 Quality of life	95	56
🏙️ Population	626K	2.65M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 105% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5530th ($2058 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th 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 Glasgow compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 52nd and 6218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Guayaquil

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	Glasgow	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$67.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$1673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$6540

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

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