Guatemala City vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guatemala City	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$506	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$855	$749
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.3	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	55	47
😀 Quality of life	53	62
🏙️ Population	1.21M	2.72M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 13% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 5181st and 5949th ($1019 vs $903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guatemala and Ecuador, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guatemala City compared to 0.7 months in Guayaquil. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Guayaquil ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 6101st and 5176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Guayaquil

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	Guatemala City	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.4	$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1653	$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.3	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.75	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6855	$6864

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$630
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$900
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$805
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$880
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$882
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$702
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$866
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1093
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1117
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1147
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$737
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1031
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$842
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$854
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1107
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$595
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$857
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$892
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$702
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$780
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$716
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$740
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$738
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$780
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$886
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$676
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$627
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$942
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$774
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$915

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$801
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$834
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$754
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$814
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$603
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$790
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$638
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$642
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$547
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$870
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$472
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$570
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$514
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$851
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$532
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$543
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$536
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$592
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$551
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$504
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$515
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$533
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$511
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$499
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$506
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$476
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$525
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$455
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$416
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$611
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$720
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$552
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$648
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$726
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$507
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$491