Guayaquil vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$3053
🏠 One person rent
$474
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$1025
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
22
😀 Quality of life
56
62
🏙️ Population
2.65M
1.96M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 21% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5445th and 4578th ($1029 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Ecuador and Mexico, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6296th and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$4857

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5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$905
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$755
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$847
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$734
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$716
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$822
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$656
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$785
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$510
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$814
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$590
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$538
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$594
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$668
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$714
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$605
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$569
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$660
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$650
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$619
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$640
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$663
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$637
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$607
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$676
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$596
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$617
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$606
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$514
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$746
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$829
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$825
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$746
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$760
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$592
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$540

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1141
18 km or 11 mi National
$3053
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3220
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3507
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2963
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$3040
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2948
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$3033
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2995
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3243
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3261
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2995
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3245
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2976
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3251
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$968
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2927
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2676
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2963
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3070
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2758
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2815
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$3030
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2621
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2767
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2554
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2752
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2667