Guayaquil vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$3578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	34
😀 Quality of life	51	80
🏙️ Population	2.65M	543K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 53% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5905th and 1962nd ($925 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1679th 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 156th in the United States, while ranked 6147th and 561st 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	$3.01	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262