Guayaquil vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$384
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$944
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
47
22
😀 Quality of life
62
57
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.96M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 24% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5949th and 4480th ($903 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Ecuador and Mexico, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 5176th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$4103

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$801
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$834
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$754
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$814
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$603
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$790
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$638
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$547
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$472
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$570
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$637
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$775
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$514
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$851
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$532
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$543
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$536
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$592
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$551
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$612
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$504
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$515
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$533
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$511
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$499
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$506
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$476
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$525
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$455
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$416
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$611
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$720
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$552
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$648
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$726
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$507
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$491

Cities near Tijuana

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1032
18 km or 11 mi National
$2907
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3051
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3427
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2868
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2910
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2788
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2867
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2784
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2879
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2884
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2722
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3046
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2732
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3094
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$1027
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2709
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2597
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$3070
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3155
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2684
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2803
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2751
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2637
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2879
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2944
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2687
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2684