Guayaquil vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person
$925
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2456
$1970
🏠 One person rent
$364
$344
🏘️ Family rent
$743
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$514
$397
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
47
27
😀 Quality of life
51
52
🏙️ Population
2.65M
3.15M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 19% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 5905th and 6526th ($925 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ecuador and Bolivia, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.5 months in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 6147th and 6116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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Guayaquil Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.4
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.52
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.4
$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.36%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1009
$1141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2101
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.66
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.99
$2.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.57
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5836
$4204

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi Sucre
$666
304 km or 189 mi Sacaba
$538
317 km or 197 mi Cochabamba
$535
335 km or 208 mi Potosi
$507
376 km or 233 mi Trinidad
$774
415 km or 258 mi Oruro
$600
446 km or 277 mi Tarija
$630
528 km or 328 mi Tartagal
$804
545 km or 339 mi La Paz
$688
550 km or 342 mi El Alto
$673
601 km or 373 mi Corumba
$583
606 km or 377 mi San Ramon de la Nueva Oran
$804
617 km or 384 mi Caceres
$643
650 km or 404 mi Vilhena
$577
688 km or 428 mi Libertador General San Martin
$787
691 km or 430 mi Rolim de Moura
$576
737 km or 458 mi San Pedro de Jujuy
$796
744 km or 462 mi San Salvador de Jujuy
$729
747 km or 464 mi Tacna
$414
757 km or 470 mi Arica
$748
758 km or 471 mi Puno
$520
772 km or 480 mi San Pedro de Atacama
$734
779 km or 484 mi Iquique
$923
779 km or 484 mi Ji-Parana
$575
781 km or 485 mi Juliaca
$547
789 km or 490 mi Varzea Grande
$682
792 km or 492 mi Calama
$673
795 km or 494 mi Cuiaba
$725
811 km or 504 mi Salta
$1121
863 km or 536 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
865 km or 537 mi Concepcion
$521
876 km or 544 mi Ariquemes
$575
900 km or 559 mi Arequipa
$588
921 km or 573 mi Rondonopolis
$546
941 km or 585 mi Ponta Pora
$586
944 km or 587 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$502
949 km or 589 mi Campo Grande
$588
992 km or 616 mi Antofagasta
$1011
1001 km or 622 mi Rio Branco
$735
1005 km or 625 mi Dourados
$599