Guayaquil vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guayaquil	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1006	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2484	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$452	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$4008
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	99
😀 Quality of life	56	100
🏙️ Population	2.65M	5.45M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 62% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5530th and 649th ($1006 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ecuador and Australia, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6218th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Sydney

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	Guayaquil	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.2	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1673	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6540	$19140

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Cities near Guayaquil

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710