Guayaquil vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$953
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2350
$2931
🏠 One person rent
$426
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$937
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$860
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
92
😀 Quality of life
59
81
🏙️ Population
2.65M
6.26M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 20% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5910th and 4785th ($953 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 6017th and 637th 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
$4.6
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.6
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$4.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.7
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.03%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1626
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.73
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.84
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6061
$12174

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$842
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$704
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$707
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$829
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$653
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$780
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$514
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$762
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$577
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$516
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$559
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$660
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$864
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$705
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$593
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$557
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$651
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$638
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$617
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$672
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$694
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$675
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$611
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$667
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$583
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$626
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$631
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$524
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$811
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$850
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$856
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$788
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$745
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$606
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$527

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$807
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$926
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$801
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$741
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$831
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$891
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$896
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$904
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1114
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$957
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$937
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$981
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$828
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$930
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$930
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$928
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$898
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$876
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$699
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$860
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$908
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$626
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$757
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$718
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$883
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$882
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$740
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$788
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$702
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$923
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$848
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$788
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$890
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$795
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$851
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$872
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$844
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$590
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$895