Guayaquil vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$2896
🏠 One person rent
$474
$731
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$1288
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$374
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
45
41
😀 Quality of life
56
58
🏙️ Population
2.65M
331K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 19% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 5445th and 4626th ($1029 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ecuador and El Salvador, respectively. Check Ecuador vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 6296th and 6148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs San Salvador

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Guayaquil San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$2752
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$9.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$5551

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1237
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1246
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1221
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$734
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$897
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1470
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1109
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1120
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1062
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1065
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1168
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$720
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$705
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$823
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$936
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1015
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$815
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$900
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$804
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$668
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$787
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$938
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$737
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$739
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$934
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$754
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$687
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$626
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$470
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$761
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$796
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$679
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$990
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1054
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$812
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1007
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$699