Guayaquil vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$2247
🏠 One person rent
$452
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$485
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
46
62
😀 Quality of life
56
57
🏙️ Population
2.65M
1.76M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 14% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 5530th and 6318th ($1006 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ecuador.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.5 months in Quito. Ranked 2nd vs 1st best cities to live in Ecuador, and 6218th vs 6166th 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
$3.51
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$9282

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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 Quito

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$598
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$585
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$542
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$649
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$604
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$509
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$606
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$608
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$841
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$622
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$776
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$745
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$859
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$869
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$1006
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$780
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$728
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$712
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$572
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$587
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$489
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$601
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$582
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$759
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$782
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$693
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$565
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$656
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$511
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$704
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$596
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$648
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$609
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$638
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$667
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$679
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$655
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$506
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$730
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$515