Guayaquil vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$6734
🏠 One person rent
$384
$1795
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$3490
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$4345
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
47
82
😀 Quality of life
62
87
🏙️ Population
2.72M
468K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 67% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5949th and 304th ($903 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 266th 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 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 5176th and 235th 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
$4.99
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$6.28
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$22084

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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 Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857