Guayaquil vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$364	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	27
😀 Quality of life	51	59
🏙️ Population	2.65M	687K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 16% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5905th and 4828th ($925 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 120th in Ecuador and Spain, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 6147th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Zaragoza

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	Guayaquil	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$7261

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387