Guayaquil vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guayaquil	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1006	$1893
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2484	$4591
🏠 One person rent	$452	$1056
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$1767
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$3474
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	53
😀 Quality of life	56	87
🏙️ Population	2.65M	413K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 47% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 5530th and 2341st ($1006 vs $1893) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1819th 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 Tulsa. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Tulsa ranked 113th in the United States, while ranked 6218th and 354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Tulsa

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	Guayaquil	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$826
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$1659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.2	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1673	$1667
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$99.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6540	$25148

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$869
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$745
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$841
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$728
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$712
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$587
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$780
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$649
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$776
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$509
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$859
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$582
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$542
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$601
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$656
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$882
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$704
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$596
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$648
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$609
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$622
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$608
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$589
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$607
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$572
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$489
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$730
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$759
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$782
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$693
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$748
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$565
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$531

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1886
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1810
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1838
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1637
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1755
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1659
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2025
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1854
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1620
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1879
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2122
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1896
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2218
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1945
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2016
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1808
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1805
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1848
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1589
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1959
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1985
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1821
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1831
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1883
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1855
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1881
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1529
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1729
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1368
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1832
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1522
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1280
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1397
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2263