Guayaquil vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$2766
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	80
😀 Quality of life	51	91
🏙️ Population	2.65M	568K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 59% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5905th and 1194th ($925 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Ecuador and Canada, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 6147th and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Surrey

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	Guayaquil	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$12026

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606