Guayaquil vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$3250
🏠 One person rent
$384
$578
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$1344
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
47
41
😀 Quality of life
62
56
🏙️ Population
2.72M
580K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 28% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 5949th and 4318th ($903 vs $1250) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ecuador and Jamaica, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 5176th and 5883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Kingston

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Guayaquil Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$2133

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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 Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1062
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$758
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$936
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$698
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1005
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$768
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$674
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1020
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2555
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2841
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$2153
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1671
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1176
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1727
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1872
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$492
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$492
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1869
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1784
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$494
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$504
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$514
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1654
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$501
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$506
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1626
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3374
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1371
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1312
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$714
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$712