Guayaquil vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$5590
🏠 One person rent
$452
$1286
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$2187
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$4060
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
56
100
🏙️ Population
2.65M
5.35M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 56% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5530th and 1249th ($1006 vs $2308) 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 6218th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$8.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$72
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$22799

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1681
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1736
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1768
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1738
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1728
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1706
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1674
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1725
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2058
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1464
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1362
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1813
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1662
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1718
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1786
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1667
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1660
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2019
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1771
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1678
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2127
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1364
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1568
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1580
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2117
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1599
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1747
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2292
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1888
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2640
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2181
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1839
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1911
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1184
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988