Guayaquil vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	51	100
🏙️ Population	2.65M	4.84M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 64% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5905th and 745th ($925 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6147th and 2nd 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	$3.01	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683