Guayaquil vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$364	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	4
😀 Quality of life	51	26
🏙️ Population	2.65M	13.9K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 7% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 5905th and 5500th ($925 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Ecuador and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 6147th and 8510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Kingstown

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	Guayaquil	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$7119

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789