Guayaquil vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$474
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$2285
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
45
70
😀 Quality of life
56
78
🏙️ Population
2.65M
7.01M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 37% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5445th and 3529th ($1029 vs $1632) 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 0.5 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 6296th and 879th 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
$4.01
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$9443

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487