Guayaquil vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$364	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	24
😀 Quality of life	51	78
🏙️ Population	2.65M	592K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 35% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5905th and 3759th ($925 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 1.2 months in Malaga. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 6147th and 708th 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	$3.01	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$9532

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$806
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$697
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$823
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$766
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$816
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$569
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$538
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$463
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$573
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$600
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$884
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$513
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$519
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$518
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$548
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$531
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$571
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$514
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$598
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$549
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$562
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$477
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$410
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$714
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$748
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$742
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$666
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$694
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$557
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$504

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449