Guayaquil vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$4579
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	54
😀 Quality of life	51	86
🏙️ Population	2.65M	525K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 67% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 5905th and 313th ($925 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 277th in Ecuador and the United States, respectively. Check Ecuador vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 6147th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Sacramento

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	Guayaquil	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$29998

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045