Guayaquil vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guayaquil	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$903	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2335	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$749	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$653	$2926
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	50
😀 Quality of life	62	90
🏙️ Population	2.72M	1.02M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 58% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5949th and 1355th ($903 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Ecuador and Canada, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5176th and 117th 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	$4.99	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.5	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.8%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1832	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.71	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.8	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6864	$21213

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874