Guayaquil vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$7890
🏠 One person rent
$452
$2370
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$4148
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$726
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$5254
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
46
86
😀 Quality of life
56
93
🏙️ Population
2.65M
1.39M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 71% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5530th and 43rd ($1006 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 6218th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$8.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$28967

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2932
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2972
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2909
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2996
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2988
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1210
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2887
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2922
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3066
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1063
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1055
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3215
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2931
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3252
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2930
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3274
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2873
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2681
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2967
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3049
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2994
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2715
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3057
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2776
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3490
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3075
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2626
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$903
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2671
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3585
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3037
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$3014
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3450
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2539
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2742
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2691
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2782