Guayaquil vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$474
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$4258
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
99
😀 Quality of life
56
93
🏙️ Population
2.65M
3.9M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 70% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5445th and 72nd ($1029 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd in Ecuador and the United States, respectively. Check Ecuador vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6296th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$8.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$28004

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$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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$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974