Guayaquil vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$364	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	92
😀 Quality of life	51	86
🏙️ Population	2.65M	2.75M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 46% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5905th and 2624th ($925 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Ecuador and Italy, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6147th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Rome

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	Guayaquil	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$9864

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$806
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$697
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$823
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$766
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$816
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$569
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$538
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$463
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$573
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$600
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$884
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$513
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$519
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$518
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$548
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$531
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$571
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$514
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$598
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$549
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$562
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$477
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$410
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$714
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$748
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$742
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$666
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$694
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$557
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$504

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201