Guayaquil vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guayaquil	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2552	$7578
🏠 One person rent	$474	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$828	$3537
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$870
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$533	$4156
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	58
😀 Quality of life	56	85
🏙️ Population	2.65M	351K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 68% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 5445th and 117th ($1029 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd 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 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Honolulu ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 6296th and 438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Honolulu

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	Guayaquil	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.25	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.02%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1423	$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1428	$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.95	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6500	$23744

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$905
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$755
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$847
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$734
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$716
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$584
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$822
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$656
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$785
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$510
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$814
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$538
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$594
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$714
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$605
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$569
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$660
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$650
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$619
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$640
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$663
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$637
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$676
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$596
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$617
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$606
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$514
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$746
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$829
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$825
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$746
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$760
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$592
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$540

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254