Guayaquil vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guayaquil	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$903	$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2335	$8266
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1974
🏘️ Family rent	$749	$4255
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$783
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$653	$5741
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	97
😀 Quality of life	62	93
🏙️ Population	2.72M	441K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 71% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 5949th and 85th ($903 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd 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 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5176th and 61st 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	$4.99	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.5	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.8%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.71	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.8	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6864	$19305

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$801
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$834
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$754
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$814
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$603
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$790
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$638
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$642
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$547
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$870
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$472
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$570
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$514
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$851
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$532
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$543
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$536
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$592
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$551
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$504
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$515
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$533
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$511
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$499
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$506
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$476
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$525
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$455
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$416
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$611
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$720
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$552
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$648
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$726
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$507
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$491

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313