Guayaquil vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$953
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2350
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$426
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$434
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
46
35
😀 Quality of life
59
57
🏙️ Population
2.65M
756K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 37% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 5910th and 7306th ($953 vs $694) 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 0.6 months in La Paz. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 6017th and 6167th 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
$4.6
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.6
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.7
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.03%
8.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1626
$1309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$6.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.73
$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.84
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6061
$2571

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$842
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$704
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$707
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$829
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$653
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$780
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$514
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$762
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$577
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$516
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$559
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$660
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$864
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$705
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$593
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$557
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$651
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$638
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$617
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$672
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$694
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$675
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$611
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$667
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$583
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$626
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$631
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$524
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$811
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$850
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$856
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$788
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$745
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$606
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$527

Cities near La Paz

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi El Alto
$691
197 km or 122 mi Oruro
$628
213 km or 132 mi Puno
$558
234 km or 145 mi Cochabamba
$625
239 km or 149 mi Juliaca
$589
246 km or 153 mi Sacaba
$611
283 km or 176 mi Tacna
$459
319 km or 198 mi Arica
$686
362 km or 225 mi Arequipa
$670
394 km or 245 mi Trinidad
$776
417 km or 259 mi Sucre
$630
427 km or 265 mi Potosi
$526
447 km or 278 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
465 km or 289 mi Iquique
$958
528 km or 328 mi Cusco
$631
545 km or 339 mi Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$804
600 km or 373 mi Abancay
$612
665 km or 413 mi Tarija
$565
669 km or 415 mi Calama
$690
714 km or 443 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$768
725 km or 451 mi Rio Branco
$815
751 km or 467 mi Ayacucho
$621
806 km or 501 mi Tartagal
$816
829 km or 515 mi Antofagasta
$1043
840 km or 522 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$811
857 km or 533 mi Ica
$725
868 km or 539 mi Rolim de Moura
$634
885 km or 550 mi Libertador General San Martin
$786
905 km or 562 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$607
907 km or 563 mi Huancayo
$598
915 km or 568 mi Ji-Parana
$645
917 km or 570 mi Ariquemes
$665
918 km or 571 mi Pisco
$571
926 km or 575 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$759
957 km or 594 mi Vilhena
$575
965 km or 600 mi Salta
$815
975 km or 606 mi Porto Velho
$716
1077 km or 669 mi Lima
$1034
1086 km or 675 mi Callao
$820
1101 km or 684 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670