Guayaquil vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guayaquil	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$953	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$426	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$761
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	46	27
😀 Quality of life	59	58
🏙️ Population	2.65M	49K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 26% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5910th and 4567th ($953 vs $1281) 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 0.6 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 6017th and 6113th 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	$4.6	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.4	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.6	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$431	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$795	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.7	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.03%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1626	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1452	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6061	$10377

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$842
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$704
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$707
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$584
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$829
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$653
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$780
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$514
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$762
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$577
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$516
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$559
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$660
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$864
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$705
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$593
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$557
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$651
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$617
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$672
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$694
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$675
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$583
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$626
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$631
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$524
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$811
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$850
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$856
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$788
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$745
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$606
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$527

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801