Guayaquil vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guayaquil	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$953	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$426	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$4482
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	46	99
😀 Quality of life	59	93
🏙️ Population	2.65M	3.9M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 72% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5910th and 62nd ($953 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th 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 0.6 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 6017th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Los Angeles

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	Guayaquil	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.4	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.6	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$431	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$795	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.7	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.03%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1626	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1452	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6061	$23685

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$842
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$704
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$707
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$584
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$829
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$653
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$780
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$514
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$762
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$577
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$516
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$559
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$660
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$864
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$705
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$593
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$557
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$651
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$617
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$672
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$694
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$675
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$583
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$626
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$631
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$524
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$811
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$850
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$856
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$788
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$745
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$606
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$527

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000