Guayaquil vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2330
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$375
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
47
90
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
2.65M
9.21M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 23% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6095th and 4630th ($910 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5554th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.82
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.29%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.35
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.77
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.55
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.4
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6982
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$808
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$722
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$761
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$813
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$594
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$770
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$651
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$760
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$545
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$454
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$574
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$617
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$495
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$504
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$498
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$528
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$564
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$509
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$618
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$517
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$504
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$544
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$488
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$523
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$515
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$500
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$549
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$462
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$398
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$699
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$733
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$718
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$652
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$679
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$520
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$496

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709