Guayaquil vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$953
$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2350
$6242
🏠 One person rent
$426
$1414
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$2478
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$4489
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
59
100
🏙️ Population
2.65M
5.35M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 63% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5910th and 829th ($953 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ecuador and Australia, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6017th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Melbourne

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Guayaquil Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.6
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.6
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$9.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.7
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.03%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1626
$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.73
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.84
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6061
$22313

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132