Guayaquil vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$474
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$1231
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
45
85
😀 Quality of life
56
70
🏙️ Population
2.65M
5.65M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 4% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5445th and 5142nd ($1029 vs $1075) 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 0.5 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 6296th and 3923rd 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
$4.01
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$12085

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$905
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$755
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$847
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$734
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$716
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$822
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$656
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$785
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$510
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$814
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$590
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$538
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$594
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$668
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$714
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$605
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$569
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$660
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$650
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$619
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$640
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$663
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$637
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$607
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$676
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$596
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$617
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$606
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$514
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$746
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$829
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$825
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$746
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$760
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$592
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$540

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606