Guayaquil vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$364	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	47	49
😀 Quality of life	51	59
🏙️ Population	2.65M	1.48M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 9% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5905th and 5351st ($925 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Ecuador and Mexico, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 6147th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Zapopan

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	Guayaquil	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696