Guayaquil vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$3138
🏠 One person rent
$452
$654
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$1106
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$490
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$504
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
40
😀 Quality of life
56
57
🏙️ Population
2.65M
580K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 26% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 5530th and 4339th ($1006 vs $1364) 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 0.6 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 6218th and 6173rd 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
$3.51
$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$4783

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$869
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$745
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$841
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$728
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$712
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$587
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$780
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$649
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$776
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$509
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$859
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$582
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$542
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$601
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$656
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$882
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$704
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$596
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$585
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$648
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$638
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$606
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$609
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$604
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$622
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$608
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$598
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$667
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$589
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$607
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$572
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$489
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$730
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$759
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$782
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$693
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$748
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$565
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$531

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1223
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$793
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1164
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$947
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$973
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1072
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1149
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1645
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2126
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1266
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2761
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1656
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1354
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1574
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1884
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$529
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$528
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1601
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1504
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$544
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$552
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1300
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$541
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$546
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1300
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3615
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1221
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1154
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$721
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$855
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$713