Guayaquil vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guayaquil	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$910	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2330	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$375	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$692	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$567	$3612
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	33
😀 Quality of life	58	80
🏙️ Population	2.65M	543K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 53% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6095th and 2005th ($910 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1656th in Ecuador and the United States, respectively. Check Ecuador vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 5554th and 528th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Tucson

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	Guayaquil	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1130	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.77	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.55	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.4	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6982	$15724

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$808
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$722
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$761
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$813
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$594
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$770
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$760
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$545
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$870
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$454
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$574
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$495
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$504
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$498
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$528
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$564
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$509
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$517
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$504
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$544
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$488
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$515
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$500
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$549
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$462
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$398
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$699
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$733
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$718
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$652
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$679
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$520
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$496

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618