Guayaquil vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$4810
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	47	88
😀 Quality of life	51	90
🏙️ Population	2.65M	653K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 65% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 5905th and 603rd ($925 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 553rd in Ecuador and the United States, respectively. Check Ecuador vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 6147th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Portland

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	Guayaquil	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$16585

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741