Guayaquil vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	80
😀 Quality of life	51	91
🏙️ Population	2.65M	737K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 69% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5905th and 158th ($925 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 140th in Ecuador and the United States, respectively. Check Ecuador vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6147th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Seattle

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	Guayaquil	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093