Guayaquil vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$384
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$410
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
47
77
😀 Quality of life
62
64
🏙️ Population
2.72M
9.94M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 3% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 5949th and 5780th ($903 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ecuador and Peru, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.4 months in Lima. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 5176th and 4655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$7186

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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 Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731