Guayaquil vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$953
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2350
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$426
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$1122
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
93
😀 Quality of life
59
73
🏙️ Population
2.65M
9.21M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 35% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5910th and 4074th ($953 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.8 months in Mexico City. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6017th and 2482nd 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
$4.6
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.6
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.7
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.03%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1626
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.73
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.84
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6061
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$842
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$704
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$707
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$829
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$653
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$780
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$514
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$762
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$577
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$516
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$559
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$660
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$864
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$705
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$593
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$557
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$651
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$638
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$617
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$672
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$694
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$675
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$611
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$667
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$583
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$626
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$631
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$524
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$811
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$850
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$856
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$788
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$745
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$606
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$527

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005