Guayaquil vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2330
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$375
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
47
100
😀 Quality of life
58
97
🏙️ Population
2.65M
8.8M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 78% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6095th and 5th ($910 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5554th and 13th 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
$4.82
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.29%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.35
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.77
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.55
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.4
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6982
$20585

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$808
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$722
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$761
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$813
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$594
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$770
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$651
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$760
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$545
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$454
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$574
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$617
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$495
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$504
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$498
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$528
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$564
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$509
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$618
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$517
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$504
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$544
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$488
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$523
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$515
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$500
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$549
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$462
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$398
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$699
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$733
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$718
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$652
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$679
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$520
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$496

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108