Guayaquil vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guayaquil	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$910	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2330	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$375	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$692	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$567	$395
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	47	21
😀 Quality of life	58	42
🏙️ Population	2.65M	1.02M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 72% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6095th and 8461st ($910 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ecuador and Liberia, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 5554th and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Monrovia

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	Guayaquil	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1130	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.77	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.55	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.4	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6982	$2993

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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 Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520