Guayaquil vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$474
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$1028
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
93
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
2.65M
9.21M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 28% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5445th and 4274th ($1029 vs $1428) 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 0.5 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 6296th and 3354th 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
$4.01
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023