Guayaquil vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guayaquil	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2552	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$828	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$533	$4175
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	74
😀 Quality of life	56	88
🏙️ Population	2.65M	459K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 57% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5445th and 1097th ($1029 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 940th 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 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 6296th and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Virginia Beach

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	Guayaquil	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.25	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.02%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1423	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1428	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.95	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.44	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6500	$15986

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$905
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$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

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763