Guayaquil vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$2144
🏠 One person rent
$452
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$477
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$271
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
46
14
😀 Quality of life
56
55
🏙️ Population
2.65M
224K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 14% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 5530th and 6325th ($1006 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ecuador and Suriname, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 6218th and 6283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$492
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$414
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$89.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$9.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$5.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$4.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$62.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$1874

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$869
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$745
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$841
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$728
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$712
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$587
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$780
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$649
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$776
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$509
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$859
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$582
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$542
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$601
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$656
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$882
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$704
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$596
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$585
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$648
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$638
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$606
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$609
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$604
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$622
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$608
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$598
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$667
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$589
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$607
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$572
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$489
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$730
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$759
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$782
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$693
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$748
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$565
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$531

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Distance City Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1885
201 km or 125 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$858
263 km or 164 mi New Amsterdam
$1199
290 km or 180 mi Kourou
$1934
330 km or 205 mi Cayenne
$1931
347 km or 216 mi Linden
$1201
347 km or 216 mi Georgetown
$1151
698 km or 434 mi Boa Vista
$692
792 km or 492 mi Santana
$573
792 km or 492 mi Macapa
$606
833 km or 518 mi Upata
$784
837 km or 520 mi Tucupita
$764
850 km or 528 mi San Fernando
$1007
851 km or 529 mi Scarborough
$1111
852 km or 530 mi Oriximina
$716
859 km or 534 mi Chaguanas
$1079
871 km or 541 mi Ciudad Guayana
$889
872 km or 542 mi San Juan
$1213
879 km or 546 mi Port of Spain
$1248
925 km or 575 mi Santarem
$653
940 km or 584 mi Bridgetown
$1352
950 km or 590 mi Holetown
$1463
958 km or 596 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$868
960 km or 597 mi Parintins
$701
983 km or 611 mi Maturin
$838
988 km or 614 mi Breves
$622
993 km or 617 mi Grenville
$1076
996 km or 619 mi St. George's
$1075
1036 km or 644 mi Carupano
$697
1049 km or 652 mi Kingstown
$988
1052 km or 654 mi Georgetown
$988
1057 km or 657 mi El Tigre
$736
1061 km or 659 mi Altamira
$631
1066 km or 662 mi Itacoatiara
$697
1067 km or 663 mi Maues
$693
1080 km or 671 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
1082 km or 673 mi Cantaura
$674
1095 km or 680 mi Abaetetuba
$577
1099 km or 683 mi Anaco
$642
1100 km or 683 mi Cameta
$620