Guayaquil vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$3948
🏠 One person rent
$474
$1025
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$1729
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$1786
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
24
😀 Quality of life
56
79
🏙️ Population
2.65M
599K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 40% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5445th and 3160th ($1029 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Ecuador and Spain, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 1 months in Malaga. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 6296th and 802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Malaga

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Guayaquil Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$4.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$10911

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$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

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1614
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1551
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1537
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1336
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1935
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1500
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1129
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1003
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1625
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2270
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1385
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1212
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1041
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1385
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1340
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1230
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1123
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1394
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1331
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1353
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1157
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1339
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$577
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1403
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$881
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1356
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1560
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1435
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1497
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1345
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1337
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$949
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$538