Guayaquil vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guayaquil	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$910	$2256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2330	$5584
🏠 One person rent	$375	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$692	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$567	$4424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	83
😀 Quality of life	58	88
🏙️ Population	2.65M	430K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 60% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 6095th and 1228th ($910 vs $2256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1082nd 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Minneapolis ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 5554th and 234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Minneapolis

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	Guayaquil	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1061
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1130	$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$2486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.77	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.55	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$3.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.4	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6982	$27084

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$808
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$722
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$761
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$813
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$594
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$770
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$760
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$545
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$870
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$454
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$574
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$495
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$504
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$498
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$528
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$564
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$509
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$517
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$504
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$544
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$488
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$515
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$500
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$549
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$462
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$398
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$699
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$733
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$718
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$652
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$679
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$520
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$496

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640