Guayaquil vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$452
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$892
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
92
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
2.65M
9.21M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 24% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5530th and 4418th ($1006 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ecuador and Mexico, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6218th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Mexico City

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Guayaquil Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$11015

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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

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030