Guayaquil vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$7625
🏠 One person rent
$384
$2019
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$3688
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$715
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$6398
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
47
99
😀 Quality of life
62
94
🏙️ Population
2.72M
3.9M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 71% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5949th and 72nd ($903 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 60th 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 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 2 months in Los Angeles. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5176th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$8.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$140
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$31623

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2854
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2713
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2886
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3220
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2442
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2737
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3030
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2987
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2747
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2702
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2579
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2935
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2707
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3148
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2700
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2375
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2665
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2862