Guayaquil vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Guayaquil | Lima | |
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| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Guayaquil is 5% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 5905th and 5647th ($925 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ecuador and Peru, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Peru comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 6147th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Guayaquil vs Lima
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| Guayaquil | Lima | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Guayaquil
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.9 km or 3.7 mi |  Duran | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Milagro | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Babahoyo | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Montanita | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | La Libertad | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Machala | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Cuenca | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Quevedo | |
| 141 km or 87 mi | Portoviejo | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Riobamba | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Manta | |
| 166 km or 103 mi |  Tumbes | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Ambato | |
| 215 km or 133 mi | Loja | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Santo Domingo | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Mancora | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Quito | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Talara | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Sullana | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Ibarra | |
| 345 km or 215 mi | Piura | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Paita | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Esmeraldas | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Jaen | |
| 418 km or 259 mi |  Ipiales | |
| 461 km or 286 mi | Tumaco | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Pasto | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Chachapoyas | |
| 509 km or 316 mi | Chiclayo | |
| 574 km or 357 mi | Cajamarca | |
| 617 km or 383 mi | Tarapoto | |
| 630 km or 392 mi | Popayan | |
| 635 km or 395 mi | Florencia | |
| 666 km or 414 mi | Trujillo | |
| 729 km or 453 mi | Cali | |
| 745 km or 463 mi | Buenaventura | |
| 751 km or 466 mi | Palmira | |
| 756 km or 470 mi | Iquitos | |
| 764 km or 475 mi | Neiva | |
| 779 km or 484 mi | Chimbote |
Cities near Lima
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.8 mi | Callao | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Huaral | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Huacho | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Huancayo | |
| 205 km or 128 mi | Pisco | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Huanuco | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Ica | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Huaraz | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Ayacucho | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Chimbote | |
| 483 km or 300 mi | Abancay | |
| 489 km or 304 mi | Trujillo | |
| 490 km or 304 mi | Pucallpa | |
| 567 km or 352 mi | Cajamarca | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Cusco | |
| 623 km or 387 mi | Tarapoto | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Chachapoyas | |
| 663 km or 412 mi | Chiclayo | |
| 685 km or 426 mi |  Cruzeiro do Sul | |
| 732 km or 455 mi | Jaen | |
| 765 km or 475 mi | Arequipa | |
| 838 km or 521 mi | Juliaca | |
| 855 km or 531 mi | Puerto Maldonado | |
| 858 km or 533 mi | Piura | |
| 866 km or 538 mi | Puno | |
| 891 km or 554 mi | Sullana | |
| 896 km or 557 mi | Paita | |
| 927 km or 576 mi | Loja | |
| 952 km or 591 mi | Talara | |
| 987 km or 614 mi | Mancora | |
| 988 km or 614 mi | Tacna | |
| 1014 km or 630 mi | Iquitos | |
| 1014 km or 630 mi |  Arica | |
| 1015 km or 631 mi | Tumbes | |
| 1029 km or 639 mi | Machala | |
| 1032 km or 642 mi | Rio Branco | |
| 1041 km or 647 mi | Cuenca | |
| 1073 km or 666 mi |  El Alto | |
| 1077 km or 669 mi | La Paz | |
| 1138 km or 707 mi | Milagro |