Guayaquil vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$452
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$584
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
43
😀 Quality of life
56
61
🏙️ Population
2.65M
1.13M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 1% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5530th and 5424th ($1006 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 6218th and 5754th 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
$3.51
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$7804

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$869
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$745
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$841
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$728
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$712
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$587
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$780
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$649
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$776
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$509
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$859
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$582
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$542
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$601
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$656
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$882
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$704
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$596
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$585
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$648
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$638
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$606
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$609
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$604
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$622
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$608
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$598
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$667
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$589
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$607
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$572
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$489
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$730
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$759
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$782
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$693
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$748
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$565
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$531

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$853
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$844
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$708
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$778
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$648
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$539
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$749
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$750
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$676
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$502
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$686
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$781
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$720
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$525
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$730
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$713
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$857
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$948
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1150
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$724
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$736
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$721
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$546
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$541
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$552
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1320
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1220
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1436
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1574
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1472
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1650
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1617
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1592
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$544