Guayaquil vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$384
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
47
90
😀 Quality of life
62
66
🏙️ Population
2.72M
9.21M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 30% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5949th and 4206th ($903 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Ecuador and Mexico, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5176th and 4184th 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
$4.99
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$801
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$834
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$754
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$814
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$603
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$790
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$638
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$547
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$472
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$570
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$637
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$775
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$514
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$851
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$532
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$543
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$536
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$592
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$551
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$612
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$504
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$515
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$533
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$511
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$499
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$506
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$476
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$525
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$455
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$416
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$611
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$720
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$552
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$648
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$726
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$507
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$491

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881