Guayaquil vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$3364
🏠 One person rent
$474
$712
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$1211
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$502
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$525
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
41
😀 Quality of life
56
57
🏙️ Population
2.65M
938K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 30% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 5445th and 4191st ($1029 vs $1461) 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 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6296th and 6176th 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
$4.01
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$2882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$4.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$6.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$9.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$5107

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$905
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$755
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$847
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$734
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$716
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$822
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$656
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$785
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$510
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$814
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$590
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$538
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$594
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$668
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$714
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$605
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$569
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$660
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$650
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$619
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$640
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$663
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$637
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$607
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$676
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$596
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$617
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$606
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$514
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$746
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$829
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$825
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$746
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$760
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$592
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$540

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1289
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$835
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1109
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1077
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1234
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$970
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1018
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1096
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1196
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1647
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2134
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2770
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1664
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1355
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1579
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$537
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$535
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1616
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1519
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$548
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$550
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$557
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1324
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$549
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$554
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1315
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3759
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1228
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1157
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$785
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$872
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$769