Guayaquil vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$364	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$53.9
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	47	47
😀 Quality of life	51	53
🏙️ Population	2.65M	2.49M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 0.1% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 5905th and 5902nd ($925 vs $926) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in Ecuador and Cuba, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 6147th and 6054th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Havana

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	Guayaquil	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$1.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$1018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$6.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$0.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$34.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$10030

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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

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945