Guayaquil vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guayaquil	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$910	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2330	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$375	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$692	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$567	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	72
😀 Quality of life	58	58
🏙️ Population	2.65M	4.43M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 16% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6095th and 5069th ($910 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5554th and 5446th 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	$4.82	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1130	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.77	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.55	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.4	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6982	$5865

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045