Guayaquil vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$364	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$1383
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	72
😀 Quality of life	51	57
🏙️ Population	2.65M	4.43M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 7% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5905th and 5539th ($925 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6147th and 5667th 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	$3.01	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$5271

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003