Guayaquil vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guayaquil	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1006	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2484	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$452	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$118
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	21
😀 Quality of life	56	27
🏙️ Population	2.65M	1.02M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 88% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 5530th and 8410th ($1006 vs $536) 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 0.2 months in Monrovia. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 6218th and 8877th 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	$3.51	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.2	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1673	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6540	$3157

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$869
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$745
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$841
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$728
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$712
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$587
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$780
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$649
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$776
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$509
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$859
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$582
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$542
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$601
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$656
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$882
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$704
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$596
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$648
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$609
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$622
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$608
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$589
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$607
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$572
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$489
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$730
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$759
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$782
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$693
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$748
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$565
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$531

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541