Guayaquil vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2330
$1714
🏠 One person rent
$375
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$625
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
47
30
😀 Quality of life
58
36
🏙️ Population
2.65M
1.58M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 27% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 6095th and 6822nd ($910 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 109th in Ecuador and Mexico, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.9 months in Leon. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 5554th and 7323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.82
$9.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.29%
11.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.35
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.77
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.55
$3.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.4
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6982
$2742

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$808
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$722
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$761
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$813
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$594
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$770
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$651
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$760
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$545
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$454
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$574
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$617
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$495
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$504
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$498
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$528
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$564
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$509
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$618
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$517
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$504
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$544
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$488
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$523
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$515
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$500
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$549
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$462
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$398
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$699
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$733
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$718
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$652
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$679
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$520
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$496

Cities near Leon

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$737
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$784
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$835
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$886
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$674
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$659
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$691
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$826
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$601
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$729
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$779
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$879
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$764
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$709
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$941
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$748
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$839
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$683
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$985
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1012
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$687
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$522
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$780
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$735
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$698
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$791
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$844
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$630
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$772
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$757
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$835
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$882
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734