Guayaquil vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$2664
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$6130
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1711
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$2905
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$4990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	47	97
😀 Quality of life	51	79
🏙️ Population	2.65M	793K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 65% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 5905th and 556th ($925 vs $2664) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 509th in Ecuador and the United States, respectively. Check Ecuador vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Hempstead ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 6147th and 636th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Hempstead

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	Guayaquil	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$6.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$2884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$2577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$7917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$5542
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$5.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$22.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$27808

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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 Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2610
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2588
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2593
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2556
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2586
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2732
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2974
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2123
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3111
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2534
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4441
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3639
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3004
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2753
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2703
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2725
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3271
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2701
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2886
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2477
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3494
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2338
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2913
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2715
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2804
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2664
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3302