Guayaquil vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$5520
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	97
😀 Quality of life	51	94
🏙️ Population	2.65M	441K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 69% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 5905th and 182nd ($925 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 6147th and 38th 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	$3.01	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$18963

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326