Guayaquil vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$4236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	62
😀 Quality of life	51	86
🏙️ Population	2.65M	351K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 69% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 5905th and 151st ($925 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 134th 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 79th in the United States, while ranked 6147th and 301st 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	$3.01	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$19966

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159