Guayaquil vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$364	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	95
😀 Quality of life	51	76
🏙️ Population	2.65M	15.7M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 26% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 5905th and 4347th ($925 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ecuador and Turkey, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 6147th and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Istanbul

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	Guayaquil	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$17728

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899