Guayaquil vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$5471
🏠 One person rent
$452
$1420
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$2324
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$628
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$4437
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
82
😀 Quality of life
56
90
🏙️ Population
2.65M
468K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 57% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5530th and 1213th ($1006 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1060th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 6218th and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$5.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$161
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2582
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1818
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2225
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2338
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2387
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2331
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2219
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2171
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2071
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1926
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1812
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2312
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2124
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1757
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2065
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2112
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2176
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2076
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1993
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2070
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2152
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2154
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2156
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2054
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1893
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2094
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2107
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1734
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2102
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1983
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2231
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2395
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2160
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2228
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1766