Guayaquil vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guayaquil	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2552	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$828	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$533	$4181
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	45	94
😀 Quality of life	56	96
🏙️ Population	2.65M	2.14M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 58% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5445th and 978th ($1029 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ecuador and Australia, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6296th and 10th 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	$4.01	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.25	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.02%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1423	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1428	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.95	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6500	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894