Guayaquil vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guayaquil	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$910	$2386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2330	$5446
🏠 One person rent	$375	$1474
🏘️ Family rent	$692	$2456
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$567	$4014
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	56
😀 Quality of life	58	87
🏙️ Population	2.65M	950K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 62% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 6095th and 943rd ($910 vs $2386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 837th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Jacksonville ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 5554th and 271st 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	$4.82	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$2652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$2118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1130	$4741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$60.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.77	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.55	$7.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.4	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$1421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6982	$10904

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872