Guayaquil vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2330
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$375
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$3361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
47
78
😀 Quality of life
58
92
🏙️ Population
2.65M
662K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 66% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6095th and 512th ($910 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 5th in Canada, while ranked 5554th and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.82
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.29%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.35
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.77
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.55
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.4
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6982
$16245

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$808
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$722
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$761
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$813
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$594
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$770
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$651
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$760
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$545
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$454
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$574
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$617
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$495
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$504
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$498
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$528
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$564
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$509
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$618
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$517
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$504
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$544
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$488
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$523
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$515
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$500
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$549
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$462
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$398
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$699
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$733
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$718
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$652
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$679
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$520
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$496

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743