Guayaquil vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$364	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$1964
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	75
😀 Quality of life	51	83
🏙️ Population	2.65M	826K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 39% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 5905th and 3333rd ($925 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Ecuador and Spain, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 6147th and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Valencia, Spain

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	Guayaquil	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$9798

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434