Guayaquil vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$6081
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$2876
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$4538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	78
😀 Quality of life	51	88
🏙️ Population	2.65M	689K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 63% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 5905th and 790th ($925 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 733rd 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 Nashville. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 6147th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Nashville

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	Guayaquil	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$30520

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494