Guayaquil vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$364	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$763
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	47	41
😀 Quality of life	51	54
🏙️ Population	2.65M	580K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 33% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 5905th and 3941st ($925 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ecuador and Jamaica, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6147th and 5942nd 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	$3.01	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$2764

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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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707