Guayaquil vs Seville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Seville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$2767
🏠 One person rent	$364	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$1925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	58
😀 Quality of life	51	81
🏙️ Population	2.65M	687K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 26% less expensive than in Seville. Cities ranked 5905th and 4325th ($925 vs $1255) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 67th in Ecuador and Spain, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.5 months in Seville. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Seville ranked 8th in Spain, while ranked 6147th and 492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Seville

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	Guayaquil	Seville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$3611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$72.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$6034

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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 Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1197
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1165
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1124
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1201
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$1081
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1358
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1359
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$893
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1100
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1395
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1178
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$2040
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$889
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1353
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1373
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1196
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1430
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1291
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1126
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1141
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1263
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$679
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1204
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$905
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1415
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1014
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$930
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$1950