Guayaquil vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$364	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	33
😀 Quality of life	51	46
🏙️ Population	2.65M	756K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 34% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 5905th and 6947th ($925 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Ecuador and Bolivia, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 6147th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs La Paz

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	Guayaquil	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$3313

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580