Guayaquil vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$364	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	47	14
😀 Quality of life	51	50
🏙️ Population	2.65M	224K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 5% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 5905th and 6145th ($925 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 6147th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Paramaribo

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	Guayaquil	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$1909

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583