Guayaquil vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$384
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
47
71
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
2.72M
7.01M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 45% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5949th and 2922nd ($903 vs $1642) 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 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5176th and 1210th 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
$4.99
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$9649

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561