Guayaquil vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$364	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	48
😀 Quality of life	51	75
🏙️ Population	2.65M	1.32M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 31% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 5905th and 4065th ($925 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Ecuador and Uruguay, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6147th and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Montevideo

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	Guayaquil	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$8232

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$806
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$697
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$823
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$766
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$816
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$569
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$538
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$463
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$573
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$600
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$884
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$513
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$519
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$518
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$548
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$531
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$571
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$514
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$598
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$549
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$562
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$477
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$410
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$714
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$748
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$742
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$666
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$694
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$557
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$504

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940