Guayaquil vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$384
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$6506
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
47
80
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
2.72M
737K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 70% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5949th and 145th ($903 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 5176th and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$8.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$29730

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210