Guayaquil vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guayaquil	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$903	$2961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2335	$7256
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1873
🏘️ Family rent	$749	$3753
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$777
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$653	$4025
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	62
😀 Quality of life	62	86
🏙️ Population	2.72M	351K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 70% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 5949th and 153rd ($903 vs $2961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 128th 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 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Honolulu ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 5176th and 260th 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	$4.99	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$7.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$3813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$3278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.5	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.8%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$10099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$8860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$6.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$6.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$6.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$3.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.71	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.8	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$5.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$32.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$1372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6864	$19011

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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

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2506
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2602
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$2716
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2655
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$491
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$491
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3064