Guayaquil vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$953
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2350
$8814
🏠 One person rent
$426
$2859
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$4660
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$850
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$7874
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
46
97
😀 Quality of life
59
95
🏙️ Population
2.65M
874K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 77% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 5910th and 7th ($953 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 6017th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs San Francisco

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Guayaquil San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.6
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.6
$15.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$8.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$3199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$2521
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$4951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$4247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.7
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.03%
6.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1626
$10798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$9079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$5.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$5.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$7.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.73
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.84
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$31.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$74.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$2190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6061
$21216

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$842
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$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$704
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$707
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$829
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$653
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$780
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$514
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$762
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$577
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$516
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$559
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$660
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$864
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$705
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$593
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$557
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$651
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$638
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$617
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$672
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$694
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$675
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$611
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$667
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$583
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$626
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$631
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$524
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$811
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$850
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$856
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$788
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$745
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$606
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$527

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11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3264
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3252
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3559
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3273
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$3049
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3204
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3261
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$3070
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3245
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3102
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3276
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3086
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3310
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3043
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4178
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3797
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3588
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2906
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2893
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3577
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2822
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2968
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3357
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2905
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3873
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3075
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2848
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2393
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3181
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2804
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2748
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3357
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
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$3234
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3808