Guayaquil vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guayaquil	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1006	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2484	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$452	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$917
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	46	26
😀 Quality of life	56	54
🏙️ Population	2.65M	84.1K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 19% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5530th and 4606th ($1006 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.7 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 6218th and 6345th 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	$3.51	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.2	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1673	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6540	$8058

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Cities near Guayaquil

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

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757