Guayaquil vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$384
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$95.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
47
30
😀 Quality of life
62
41
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.58M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 11% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 5949th and 6346th ($903 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 96th in Ecuador and Mexico, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 1 months in Leon. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Leon ranked 45th in Mexico, while ranked 5176th and 7030th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Leon

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Guayaquil Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$5.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$8.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$8.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$4.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$5.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$3169

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$801
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$834
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$754
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$814
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$603
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$790
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$638
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$547
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$472
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$570
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$637
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$775
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$514
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$851
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$532
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$543
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$536
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$592
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$551
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$612
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$504
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$515
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$533
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$511
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$499
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$506
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$476
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$525
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$455
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$416
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$611
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$720
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$552
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$648
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$726
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$507
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$491

Cities near Leon

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$818
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$912
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$846
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$1076
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$763
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$707
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$774
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$818
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$682
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$812
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$873
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$984
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$865
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$881
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$996
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$765
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$915
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$785
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$1035
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1217
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$789
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$630
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$830
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$867
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$784
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$879
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$781
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$672
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$875
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$861
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$905
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$854
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904