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

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Guayaquil San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$3624
🏠 One person rent
$474
$697
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$1213
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$527
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$935
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
60
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
2.65M
335K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 29% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 5445th and 4213th ($1029 vs $1454) 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 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.6 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 6296th and 3173rd 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
$4.01
$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$51
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$531
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$1484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$1757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$9.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$7.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$96.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$704
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$14663

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$905
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$755
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$847
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$734
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$716
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$822
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$656
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$785
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$510
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$814
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$590
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$538
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$594
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$668
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$714
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$605
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$569
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$660
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$650
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$619
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$640
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$663
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$637
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$607
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$676
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$596
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$617
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$606
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$514
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$746
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$829
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$825
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$746
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$760
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$592
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$540

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1378
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1323
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1290
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$825
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1332
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1273
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$957
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1832
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$840
246 km or 153 mi David
$922
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$782
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$699
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$812
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$796
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$679
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$470
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$754
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$687
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1153
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$787
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1154
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1179
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$977
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1425
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1583
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1403
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1395
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1120
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1109
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$705
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$737
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1274
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1246
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1237
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1221
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$626
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$804