Guayaquil vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$5841
🏠 One person rent
$474
$1607
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$2790
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$3629
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
78
😀 Quality of life
56
93
🏙️ Population
2.65M
662K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 59% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5445th and 822nd ($1029 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ecuador and Canada, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 6296th and 53rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Vancouver

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Guayaquil Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$21986

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$755
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$847
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$734
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$716
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$822
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$656
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$785
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$510
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$814
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$590
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$538
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$594
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$668
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$714
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$605
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$569
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$660
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$650
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$619
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$640
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$663
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$637
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$607
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$676
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$596
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$617
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$606
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$514
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$746
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$829
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$825
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$746
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$760
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$592
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$540

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7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2457
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2237
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2590
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2054
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$2034
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1865
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1884
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2128
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2470
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
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$2539
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2710
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1872
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2628
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2641
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2674
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2717
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2734
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2739
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2778
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2200
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2737
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2702
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3041
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2475
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$3559
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$3154
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3292
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$2896
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2915