Guayaquil vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$384
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$1428
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
47
72
😀 Quality of life
62
61
🏙️ Population
2.72M
4.43M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 0.5% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5949th and 5921st ($903 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ecuador and South Africa, respectively. Check Ecuador vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5176th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$9.26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$4829

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$801
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$834
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$754
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$814
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$603
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$790
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$638
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$547
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$472
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$570
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$637
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$775
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$514
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$851
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$532
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$543
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$536
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$592
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$551
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$612
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$504
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$515
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$533
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$511
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$499
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$506
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$476
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$525
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$455
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$416
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$611
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$720
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$552
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$648
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$726
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$507
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$491

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952