Guayaquil vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guayaquil	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1006	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2484	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$452	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$1510
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	93
😀 Quality of life	56	84
🏙️ Population	2.65M	546K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 47% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 5530th and 2357th ($1006 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ecuador and Portugal, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 6218th and 479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Lisbon

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	Guayaquil	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.2	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1673	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6540	$17217

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$869
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$745
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$841
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$728
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$712
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$587
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$780
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$649
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$776
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$509
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$859
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$582
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$542
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$601
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$656
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$882
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$704
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$596
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$648
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$609
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$622
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$608
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$589
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$607
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$572
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$489
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$730
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$759
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$782
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$693
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$748
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$565
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$531

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231