Guayaquil vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$364	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	47	27
😀 Quality of life	51	51
🏙️ Population	2.65M	84.1K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 22% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5905th and 4503rd ($925 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6147th and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Port of Spain

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	Guayaquil	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$5597

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904