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

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Guayaquil San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$953
$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2350
$3920
🏠 One person rent
$426
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1276
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$1063
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
60
😀 Quality of life
59
73
🏙️ Population
2.65M
335K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 39% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 5910th and 3714th ($953 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ecuador and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 6017th and 2425th 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
$4.6
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.6
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.7
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.03%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1626
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.73
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.84
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6061
$16872

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$842
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$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

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1471
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1362
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1361
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$872
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1228
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1024
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1929
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$844
246 km or 153 mi David
$909
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$796
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$706
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$817
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$788
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$665
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$503
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$759
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$716
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1147
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$791
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1144
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1185
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$982
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1396
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1590
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1373
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1361
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$909
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1132
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1123
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$678
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$756
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1291
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1261
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1254
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1231
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1183
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$619
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$832