Guayaquil vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	47	93
😀 Quality of life	51	98
🏙️ Population	2.65M	2.14M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 55% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5905th and 1654th ($925 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Ecuador and Australia, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6147th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Perth

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	Guayaquil	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645