Guayaquil vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$3539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	82
😀 Quality of life	51	88
🏙️ Population	2.65M	577K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 55% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 5905th and 1702nd ($925 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1506th 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 6147th and 240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Milwaukee

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	Guayaquil	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$24191

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378