Guayaquil vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guayaquil	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2552	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$828	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$533	$3821
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	56
😀 Quality of life	56	87
🏙️ Population	2.65M	950K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 54% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 5445th and 1439th ($1029 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1197th 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 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 6296th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Jacksonville

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	Guayaquil	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.25	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.02%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1423	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1428	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.95	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6500	$11934

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$905
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$755
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$847
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$734
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$716
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$584
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$822
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$656
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$785
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$510
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$814
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$538
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$594
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$714
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$605
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$569
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$660
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$650
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$619
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$640
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$663
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$637
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$676
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$596
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$617
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$606
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$514
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$746
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$829
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$825
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$746
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$760
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$592
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$540

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860