Guayaquil vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$364	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	47	81
😀 Quality of life	51	67
🏙️ Population	2.65M	5.6M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 5% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5905th and 5668th ($925 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 months in Saint Petersburg. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6147th and 3598th 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	$3.01	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441