Guayaquil vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guayaquil	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2552	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$828	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$533	$3871
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	49
😀 Quality of life	56	92
🏙️ Population	2.65M	1.02M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 52% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5445th and 1668th ($1029 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Ecuador and Canada, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6296th and 123rd 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	$4.01	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.25	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.02%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1423	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1428	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.95	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6500	$17337

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$905
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$755
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$847
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$734
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$716
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$584
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$822
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$656
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$785
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$510
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$814
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$538
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$594
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$714
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$605
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$569
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$660
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$650
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$619
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$640
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$663
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$637
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$676
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$596
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$617
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$606
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$514
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$746
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$829
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$825
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$746
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$760
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$592
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$540

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891