Guayaquil vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$5396
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$2321
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$685
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$82
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$3816
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	85
😀 Quality of life	51	87
🏙️ Population	2.65M	384K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 58% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 5905th and 1304th ($925 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1179th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs New Orleans ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 6147th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs New Orleans

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	Guayaquil	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$98.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1460
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$2090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$8.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$4.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$61.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$10189

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989