Guayaquil vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$384
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$489
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
47
44
😀 Quality of life
62
58
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.13M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 14% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5949th and 4974th ($903 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ecuador and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Ecuador vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5176th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Santo Domingo

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Guayaquil Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$6562

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$801
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$834
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$754
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$814
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$603
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$790
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$638
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$547
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$472
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$570
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$637
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$775
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$514
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$851
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$532
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$543
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$536
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$592
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$551
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$612
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$504
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$515
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$533
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$511
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$499
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$506
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$476
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$525
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$455
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$416
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$611
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$720
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$552
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$648
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$726
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$507
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$491

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$764
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$671
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$692
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$717
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$653
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$536
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$775
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$745
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$541
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$782
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$787
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$728
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$590
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$805
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$712
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$779
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$809
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$958
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1009
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$721
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$724
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$714
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$506
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$501
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$514
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1300
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1168
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1236
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1137
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1273
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$494
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1522
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1538
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1447
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$504