Guayaquil vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$364	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$822
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	22
😀 Quality of life	51	58
🏙️ Population	2.65M	1.96M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 12% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5905th and 5176th ($925 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Ecuador and Mexico, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 6147th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Tijuana

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	Guayaquil	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$2569

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677