Guayaquil vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guayaquil	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1006	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2484	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$452	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$1614
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	74
😀 Quality of life	56	62
🏙️ Population	2.65M	4.43M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 7% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5530th and 5031st ($1006 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ecuador and South Africa, respectively. Check Ecuador vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6218th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Johannesburg

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	Guayaquil	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.2	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1673	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6540	$5503

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$869
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$745
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$841
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$728
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$712
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$587
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$780
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$649
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$776
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$509
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$859
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$582
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$542
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$601
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$656
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$882
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$704
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$596
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$648
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$609
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$622
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$608
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$589
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$607
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$572
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$489
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$730
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$759
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$782
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$693
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$748
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$565
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$531

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915