Guayaquil vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$384
$1319
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$2448
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$4662
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
47
100
😀 Quality of life
62
92
🏙️ Population
2.72M
2.3M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 59% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 5949th and 1234th ($903 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1107th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Houston ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 5176th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$23011

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2141
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2118
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2128
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2132
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2148
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2126
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2107
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2136
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2737
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2023
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1801
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1919
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1988
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1694
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1829
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1925
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1879
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1778
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1975
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1915
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1445
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2179
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2590
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2095
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2066
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2150
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2146
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2093
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2191
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2146
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2190
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2071
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1989
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2175