Guadalajara vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$480	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$743
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$514
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	49	47
😀 Quality of life	57	51
🏙️ Population	1.46M	2.65M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 10% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 5385th and 5905th ($1017 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in Mexico and Ecuador, respectively. Check Mexico vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 5625th and 6147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Guayaquil

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	Guadalajara	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$5836

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214

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