Guayaquil vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$384
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$1990
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
47
24
😀 Quality of life
62
79
🏙️ Population
2.72M
579K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 37% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5949th and 3666th ($903 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Ecuador and Spain, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 5176th and 506th 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
$4.99
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$11601

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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

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457