Guayaquil vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$953
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2350
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$426
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$2284
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
46
70
😀 Quality of life
59
78
🏙️ Population
2.65M
7.01M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 41% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5910th and 3485th ($953 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ecuador and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6017th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Riyadh

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Guayaquil Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.6
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.6
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.7
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.03%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1626
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.73
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.84
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6061
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$842
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$704
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$707
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$829
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$653
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$780
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$514
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$762
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$577
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$516
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$559
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$660
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$864
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$705
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$593
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$557
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$651
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$638
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$617
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$672
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$694
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$675
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$611
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$667
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$583
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$626
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$631
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$524
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$811
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$850
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$856
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$788
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$745
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$606
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$527

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459