Guayaquil vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$925
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2456
$3096
🏠 One person rent
$364
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$743
$1649
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$514
$162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
47
47
😀 Quality of life
51
40
🏙️ Population
2.65M
15.1M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 17% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5905th and 4761st ($925 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 6147th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.4
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.52
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.4
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.36%
16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1009
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2101
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.66
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.99
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.57
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5836
$2289

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$806
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$697
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$823
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$766
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$816
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$569
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$758
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$651
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$716
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$538
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$990
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$463
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$573
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$600
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$532
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$505
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$884
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$513
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$505
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$519
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$565
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$518
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$610
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$548
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$531
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$571
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$514
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$549
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$598
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$549
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$562
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$477
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$410
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$714
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$748
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$742
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$666
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$694
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$557
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$504

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1030
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$670
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$709
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$776
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$590
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$695
203 km or 126 mi Save
$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$553
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$560
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$621
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$743
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1502
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$433
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$551
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$384
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507