Guayaquil vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2330
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$375
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
47
71
😀 Quality of life
58
77
🏙️ Population
2.65M
7.01M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 43% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6095th and 3292nd ($910 vs $1586) 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5554th and 796th 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
$4.82
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.29%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.35
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.77
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.55
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.4
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6982
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$808
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$722
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$761
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$813
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$594
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$770
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$651
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$760
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$545
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$454
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$574
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$617
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$495
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$504
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$498
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$528
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$564
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$509
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$618
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$517
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$504
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$544
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$488
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$523
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$515
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$500
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$549
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$462
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$398
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$699
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$733
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$718
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$652
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$679
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$520
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$496

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489