Guayaquil vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$2298
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$5364
🏠 One person rent
$474
$1380
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$2408
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$677
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$3995
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
45
68
😀 Quality of life
56
91
🏙️ Population
2.65M
504K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 55% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 5445th and 1283rd ($1029 vs $2298) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1085th in Ecuador and the United States, respectively. Check Ecuador vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Mesa ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 6296th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$5.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1074
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$2515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$4.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$1191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$15548

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Gilbert
$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi Tempe
$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi Scottsdale
$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi Chandler
$2396
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Hills
$2384
25 km or 15 mi Queen Creek
$3022
26 km or 16 mi Phoenix
$2357
26 km or 16 mi Apache Junction
$2490
39 km or 24 mi Glendale
$1961
42 km or 26 mi Peoria
$2345
45 km or 28 mi Maricopa
$2227
48 km or 30 mi Avondale
$2359
49 km or 30 mi Goodyear
$2338
51 km or 31 mi El Mirage
$2312
55 km or 34 mi Surprise
$2353
59 km or 37 mi Florence
$2444
59 km or 37 mi Casa Grande
$2366
71 km or 44 mi Buckeye
$2324
132 km or 82 mi Marana
$2089
136 km or 85 mi Oro Valley
$2050
138 km or 86 mi Prescott
$2316
140 km or 87 mi Prescott Valley
$2317
141 km or 88 mi Casas Adobes
$2005
157 km or 98 mi Tucson
$1930
183 km or 114 mi Sahuarita
$2059
199 km or 124 mi Flagstaff
$2589
244 km or 152 mi Nogales
$2110
247 km or 154 mi Nogales
$776
254 km or 158 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
257 km or 160 mi Blythe
$2798
258 km or 160 mi Lake Havasu
$1993
272 km or 169 mi Yuma
$1764
283 km or 176 mi Kingman
$1842
292 km or 182 mi San Luis
$1919
293 km or 182 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$978
301 km or 187 mi Caborca
$890
316 km or 196 mi Agua Prieta
$863
316 km or 196 mi Bullhead
$1838
348 km or 216 mi Brawley
$2777
349 km or 217 mi Mexicali
$1004