Guayaquil vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$5641
🏠 One person rent
$452
$1547
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$2678
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$3278
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
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 5530th and 931st ($1006 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ecuador and Canada, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6218th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$5.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$19787

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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

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7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2412
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2325
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2297
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2488
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1952
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1987
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1791
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1842
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2079
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2414
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2480
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2644
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1812
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2603
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2649
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2632
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2655
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2678
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2669
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2723
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2203
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2730
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2674
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2907
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2525
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$3269
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$3162
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3313
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2851
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2812