Guayaquil vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$2169
🏠 One person rent
$384
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
47
63
😀 Quality of life
62
61
🏙️ Population
2.72M
2.01M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 6% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 5949th and 6208th ($903 vs $851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ecuador.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Ranked 1st vs 2nd best cities to live in Ecuador, and 5176th vs 5206th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Quito

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Guayaquil Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.68
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$7844

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$801
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$834
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$754
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$814
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$603
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$790
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$638
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$547
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$472
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$570
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$637
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$775
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$514
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$851
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$532
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$543
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$536
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$592
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$551
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$612
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$504
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$515
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$533
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$511
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$499
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$506
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$476
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$525
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$455
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$416
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$611
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$720
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$552
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$648
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$726
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$507
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$491

Cities near Quito

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$775
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$536
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$570
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$638
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$515
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$547
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$612
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$511
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$834
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$533
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$642
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$731
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$870
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$801
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$903
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$790
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$754
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$814
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$455
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$603
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$416
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$637
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$472
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$720
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$552
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$648
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$507
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$514
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$493
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$532
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$543
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$592
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$504
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$551
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$551
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$639
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$567
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$525
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$639
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$416