Guayaquil vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$364	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$3603
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	47	46
😀 Quality of life	51	80
🏙️ Population	2.65M	398K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 49% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5905th and 2367th ($925 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1932nd 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 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 2 months in Wichita. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 6147th and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Wichita

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	Guayaquil	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$15994

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312