Guayaquil vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$364	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$3944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	85
😀 Quality of life	51	90
🏙️ Population	2.65M	442K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 70% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 5905th and 119th ($925 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 107th in Ecuador and the United States, respectively. Check Ecuador vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Miami ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 6147th and 140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Miami

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	Guayaquil	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$23889

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$806
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$697
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$823
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$766
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$816
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$569
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$538
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$463
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$573
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$600
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$884
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$513
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$519
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$518
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$548
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$531
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$571
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$514
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$598
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$549
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$562
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$477
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$410
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$714
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$748
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$742
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$666
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$694
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$557
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$504

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882