Guayaquil vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$2388
🏠 One person rent
$474
$381
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$596
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$476
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$1116
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
4
😀 Quality of life
56
55
🏙️ Population
2.65M
24.5K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 3% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 5445th and 5701st ($1029 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ecuador and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 6296th and 6376th 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
$4.01
$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
7.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$9.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$11266

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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
18 km or 11 mi Georgetown
$989
69 km or 43 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
98 km or 61 mi Castries
$1170
124 km or 77 mi Grenville
$1079
136 km or 85 mi St. George's
$1078
160 km or 100 mi Fort-de-France
$1812
173 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1454
175 km or 109 mi Bridgetown
$1336
227 km or 141 mi Scarborough
$1136
238 km or 148 mi Roseau
$1012
269 km or 167 mi Portsmouth
$1173
280 km or 174 mi Port of Spain
$1284
281 km or 175 mi San Juan
$1232
296 km or 184 mi Chaguanas
$1097
319 km or 198 mi Basse-Terre
$1739
322 km or 200 mi San Fernando
$1010
339 km or 210 mi Petit-Bourg
$1730
341 km or 212 mi Sainte-Anne
$1732
346 km or 215 mi Les Abymes
$1717
347 km or 216 mi Baie-Mahault
$1736
352 km or 219 mi Le Moule
$1733
353 km or 219 mi Carupano
$699
372 km or 231 mi La Asuncion
$641
376 km or 234 mi Porlamar
$610
436 km or 271 mi Maturin
$844
436 km or 271 mi All Saints
$1166
440 km or 273 mi Cumana
$679
445 km or 276 mi St. John's
$1145
465 km or 289 mi Tucupita
$767
487 km or 302 mi Basseterre
$1330
492 km or 306 mi Cayon
$1332
493 km or 306 mi Puerto la Cruz
$703
502 km or 312 mi Lecheria
$771
505 km or 314 mi Barcelona
$888
545 km or 338 mi Anaco
$642
548 km or 341 mi Cantaura
$675
557 km or 346 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
574 km or 357 mi Philipsburg
$2884
579 km or 360 mi El Tigre
$741
587 km or 365 mi Upata
$788