Guayaquil vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$3119
🏠 One person rent
$384
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$1078
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$471
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$877
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
47
60
😀 Quality of life
62
67
🏙️ Population
2.72M
342K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 23% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 5949th and 4518th ($903 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ecuador and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.8 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 5176th and 4043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Guayaquil San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$9.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$64.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
8.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$9894

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$801
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$834
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$754
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$814
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$603
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$790
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$638
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$547
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$472
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$570
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$637
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$775
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$514
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$851
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$532
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$543
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$536
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$592
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$551
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$612
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$504
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$515
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$533
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$511
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$499
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$506
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$476
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$525
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$455
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$416
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$611
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$720
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$552
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$648
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$726
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$507
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$491

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1040
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1163
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1009
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$1024
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1147
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1220
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1473
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$805
246 km or 153 mi David
$789
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$647
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$680
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$699
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$787
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$548
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$961
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$458
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$614
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$593
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$940
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$627
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$980
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1157
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$917
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1189
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1316
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1171
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1182
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1107
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1031
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$702
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$738
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1147
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1117
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1112
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1093
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$676
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$892