Guayaquil vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$364	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	91
😀 Quality of life	51	77
🏙️ Population	2.65M	6.26M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 18% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5905th and 4686th ($925 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ecuador and Chile, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6147th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Santiago

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	Guayaquil	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731