Guayaquil vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guayaquil	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$910	$3039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2330	$7612
🏠 One person rent	$375	$1950
🏘️ Family rent	$692	$3959
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$774
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$567	$4110
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	62
😀 Quality of life	58	87
🏙️ Population	2.65M	351K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 70% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 6095th and 133rd ($910 vs $3039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 103rd 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 1.4 months in Honolulu. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Honolulu ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 5554th and 290th 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	$4.82	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$6.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1975
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1617
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$3984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$3497
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1130	$8808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$8156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$6.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$6.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$6.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$23.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.77	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$4.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.55	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$5.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.4	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6982	$31596

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$808
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$722
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$761
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$813
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$594
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$770
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$760
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$545
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$870
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$454
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$574
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$495
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$504
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$498
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$528
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$564
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$509
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$517
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$504
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$544
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$488
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$515
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$500
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$549
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$462
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$398
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$699
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$733
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$718
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$652
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$679
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$520
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$496

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085