Guayaquil vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$452
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$5915
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
87
😀 Quality of life
56
93
🏙️ Population
2.65M
1.01M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 75% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5530th and 6th ($1006 vs $3952) 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6218th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$22302

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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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254