Guayaquil vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$953
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2350
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$426
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$59
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
48
😀 Quality of life
59
43
🏙️ Population
2.65M
15.1M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 0.7% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5910th and 5960th ($953 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ecuador and Nigeria, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 6017th and 7444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Lagos

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Guayaquil Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.6
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.6
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.7
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.03%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1626
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.73
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.84
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6061
$2984

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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 Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666