Guayaquil vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guayaquil	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$903	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2335	$1242
🏠 One person rent	$384	$213
🏘️ Family rent	$749	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$653	$356
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	47	21
😀 Quality of life	62	29
🏙️ Population	2.72M	1.02M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 80% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 5949th and 8495th ($903 vs $501) 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 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 5176th and 8457th 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	$4.99	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.5	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.8%	10.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.71	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.8	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$81.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6864	$2816

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$801
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$834
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$754
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$814
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$603
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$790
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$638
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$642
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$547
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$870
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$472
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$570
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$514
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$851
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$532
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$543
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$536
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$592
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$551
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$504
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$515
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$533
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$511
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$499
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$506
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$476
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$525
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$455
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$416
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$611
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$720
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$552
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$648
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$726
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$507
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$491

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$470
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$689
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$689
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$468
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$977
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$972
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$751
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$971
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$989
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1024
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$975
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$897
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$968
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$888
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$923
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$976
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$472
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$916
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$892
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1114
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$778
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$479
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$874
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$799
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$471
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1049
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$471
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$470
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$471
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$556
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$459
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$486