Guayaquil vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guayaquil	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$953	$2434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$5848
🏠 One person rent	$426	$1415
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$2495
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$4333
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	86
😀 Quality of life	59	88
🏙️ Population	2.65M	430K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 61% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 5910th and 1017th ($953 vs $2434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 876th 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 1.8 months in Minneapolis. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Minneapolis ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 6017th and 283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guayaquil	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.4	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.6	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$431	$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$795	$2834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$2128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.7	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.03%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1626	$3389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1452	$2191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$7.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$6.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$6.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$8.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6061	$26236

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$842
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$704
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$707
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$584
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$829
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$653
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$780
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$514
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$762
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$577
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$516
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$559
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$660
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$864
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$705
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$593
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$557
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$651
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$617
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$672
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$694
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$675
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$583
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$626
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$631
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$524
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$811
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$850
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$856
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$788
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$745
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$606
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$527

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618