Guayaquil vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$9136
🏠 One person rent
$452
$2713
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$4396
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$874
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$5599
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
56
98
🏙️ Population
2.65M
8.8M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 76% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5530th and 4th ($1006 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6218th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs New York City

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Guayaquil New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$8.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$157
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$22663

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2717
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2783
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2727
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2725
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2735
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2811
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2671
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2712
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2765
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2538
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2688
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2756
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2545
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2475
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2647
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2770
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2705
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2513
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2695
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2769
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2655
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2730
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2718
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2609
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2506
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2723
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2911
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2779
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2680
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2470
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3174