Guayaquil vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$2044
🏠 One person rent
$474
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$571
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
45
29
😀 Quality of life
56
45
🏙️ Population
2.65M
1.58M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 16% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 5445th and 6426th ($1029 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 112th in Ecuador and Mexico, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Leon ranked 56th in Mexico, while ranked 6296th and 7210th 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
$4.01
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$40.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$1323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$3118

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$910
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$914
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$1007
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$817
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$910
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$950
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$894
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$999
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$803
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$952
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$990
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$1028
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$983
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$1023
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$1241
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$926
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$1044
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$784
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$1241
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1280
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$899
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$664
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$946
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$925
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$866
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$1007
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$986
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$806
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$934
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$917
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$975
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$1157
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842