Guayaquil vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$474
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$6532
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
80
😀 Quality of life
56
95
🏙️ Population
2.65M
737K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 67% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5445th and 142nd ($1029 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6296th and 32nd 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
$4.01
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$28950

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$905
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$755
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$847
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$734
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$716
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$822
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$656
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$785
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$510
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$814
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$590
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$538
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$594
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$668
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$714
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$605
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$569
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$660
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$650
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$619
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$640
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$663
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$637
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$607
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$676
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$596
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$617
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$606
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$514
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$746
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$829
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$825
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$746
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$760
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$592
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$540

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9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
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$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
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$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173