Guayaquil vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guayaquil	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1006	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2484	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$452	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$1116
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	46	82
😀 Quality of life	56	71
🏙️ Population	2.65M	5.65M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 4% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5530th and 5813th ($1006 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ecuador and Russia, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6218th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Saint Petersburg

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	Guayaquil	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.2	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1673	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6540	$10534

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$869
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$745
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$841
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$728
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$712
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$587
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$780
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$649
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$776
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$509
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$859
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$582
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$542
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$601
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$656
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$882
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$704
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$596
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$648
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$609
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$622
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$608
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$589
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$607
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$572
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$489
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$730
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$759
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$782
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$693
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$748
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$565
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$531

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566