Guayaquil vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guayaquil	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1006	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2484	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$452	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$5482
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	97
😀 Quality of life	56	95
🏙️ Population	2.65M	441K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 69% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 5530th and 90th ($1006 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 Oakland. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6218th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Oakland

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	Guayaquil	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.2	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1673	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6540	$18326

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Cities near Guayaquil

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

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359