Guayaquil vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$2443
🏠 One person rent
$452
$618
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$87.1
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
47
😀 Quality of life
56
41
🏙️ Population
2.65M
15.1M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 9% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5530th and 4957th ($1006 vs $1102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 6218th and 7632nd 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
$3.51
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$1460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
19.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$5.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$2.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$1.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$2304

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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 Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576