Guayaquil vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$7446
🏠 One person rent
$452
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$3407
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$810
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$6556
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
80
😀 Quality of life
56
93
🏙️ Population
2.65M
737K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 68% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5530th and 125th ($1006 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 6218th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$8.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$29883

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2652
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2723
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2552
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3269
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2674
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2745
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2730
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2812
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2669
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2741
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2641
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2525
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2796
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2655
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2523
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2609
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2632
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2295
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2649
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2461
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2702
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2782
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2473
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2603
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2384
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2632
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2551
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2644
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2480
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2749
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2114