Guayaquil vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$1630
🏠 One person rent
$474
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$358
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
35
😀 Quality of life
56
56
🏙️ Population
2.65M
756K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 53% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 5445th and 7403rd ($1029 vs $675) 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 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.5 months in La Paz. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 6296th and 6289th 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
$4.01
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$21.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$33
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$3005

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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

Cities near La Paz

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$665
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$610
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$571
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$601
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$605
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$590
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$461
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$727
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$652
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$775
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$626
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$508
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$1010
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$691
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$829
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$664
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$556
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$738
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$816
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$812
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$661
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$746
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$1103
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$731
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$739
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$624
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$701
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$564
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$611
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$636
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$649
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$618
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$693
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$572
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$832
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$701
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$1075
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$844
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$661