Guayaquil vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	50
😀 Quality of life	51	90
🏙️ Population	2.65M	1.02M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 55% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5905th and 1701st ($925 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th in Ecuador and Canada, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 6147th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Ottawa

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	Guayaquil	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800