Guayaquil vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$3763
🏠 One person rent
$452
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$1604
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$1700
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
24
😀 Quality of life
56
80
🏙️ Population
2.65M
592K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 38% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5530th and 3451st ($1006 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Ecuador and Spain, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 6218th and 736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$10933

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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 Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536