Guayaquil vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guayaquil	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2552	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$828	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$533	$4411
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	45	82
😀 Quality of life	56	89
🏙️ Population	2.65M	468K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 56% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5445th and 1246th ($1029 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1054th 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 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 6296th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Raleigh

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	Guayaquil	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.25	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.02%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1423	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1428	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.95	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6500	$24650

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$905
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$755
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$847
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$734
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$716
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$584
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$822
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$656
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$785
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$510
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$814
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$538
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$594
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$714
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$605
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$569
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$660
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$650
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$619
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$640
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$663
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$637
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$676
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$596
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$617
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$606
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$514
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$746
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$829
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$825
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$746
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$760
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$592
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$540

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736