Guayaquil vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$3450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	54
😀 Quality of life	51	85
🏙️ Population	2.65M	413K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 50% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 5905th and 2250th ($925 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1871st 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 1.9 months in Tulsa. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 6147th and 364th 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	$3.01	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$25283

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1874
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1864
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1855
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1629
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1748
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1671
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1855
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1621
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1861
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2114
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1878
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2206
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1968
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2015
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1702
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1785
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1896
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1411
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1946
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1989
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1814
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1824
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1862
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1846
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1865
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1578
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1730
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1337
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1816
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1689
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1534
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1438
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2205