Guayaquil vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$2296
🏠 One person rent
$474
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$75
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
48
😀 Quality of life
56
42
🏙️ Population
2.65M
15.1M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 0.7% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5445th and 5500th ($1029 vs $1022) 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 0.5 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 6296th and 7677th 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
$4.01
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
17.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$1788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$1.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$2622

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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 Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612