Guayaquil vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$452
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$71.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$358
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
46
33
😀 Quality of life
56
52
🏙️ Population
2.65M
756K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 48% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 5530th and 7220th ($1006 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in La Paz. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 6218th and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$7.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$2846

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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 La Paz

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$675
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$634
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$563
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$565
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$594
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$562
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$445
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$654
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$624
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$780
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$627
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$509
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$908
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$681
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$809
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$655
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$560
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$659
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$730
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$763
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$654
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$666
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$990
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$656
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$732
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$589
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$638
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$562
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$604
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$598
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$616
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$676
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$636
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$533
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$841
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$662
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$1040
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$838
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613