Guayaquil vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guayaquil	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1006	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2484	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$452	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$4255
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	84
😀 Quality of life	56	92
🏙️ Population	2.65M	442K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 68% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 5530th and 118th ($1006 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 88th 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 33rd in the United States, while ranked 6218th and 119th 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	$3.51	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.2	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1673	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6540	$25246

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$869
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$745
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$841
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$728
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$712
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$587
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$780
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$649
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$776
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$509
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$859
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$582
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$542
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$601
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$656
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$882
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$704
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$596
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$648
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$609
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$622
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$608
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$589
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$607
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$572
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$489
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$730
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$759
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$782
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$693
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$748
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$565
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$531

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101