Guayaquil vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$2034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$2198
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	47	54
😀 Quality of life	51	83
🏙️ Population	2.65M	342K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 55% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 5905th and 1742nd ($925 vs $2034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs San Juan ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 6147th and 422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs San Juan

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	Guayaquil	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$2391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$2444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$10321

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$806
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$697
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$823
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$766
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$816
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$569
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$538
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$463
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$573
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$600
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$884
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$513
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$519
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$518
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$548
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$531
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$571
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$514
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$598
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$549
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$562
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$477
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$410
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$714
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$748
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$742
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$666
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$694
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$557
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$504

Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177