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Triplandio Guayaquil guide covers 3 travel guides across 12 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Guayaquil with 74 POI, spanning 52.4 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Guayaquil
City & Country Data Ecuador (Guayaquil)
Key travel data for Guayaquil — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Ecuador
Cost
HIGH
Safety
18
Health
47
Lifestyle
52
Infra
33
Rank
#82
Score
28
Tourists
2.1M/y
GDP/cap
$7.1k
Life Exp
77.6 yrs
Population
18.3M
Currency
USD $
Language
Spanish
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
911
💰 Prices in Guayaquil
Coffee
$2.87
Beer
$3.00
Lunch
$4.00
Groceries
$26.11/w
Taxi/km
$1.75
Transit
$0.35
Fuel
$0.82/l
Internet
$26.11/m
Salary
$400/m
Best time to visit Guayaquil (Ecuador)
Now (July) avg: 26°C, mostly dry, moderate crowds. Best months to walk: Sep & Aug.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
31°C / 22°C
Sunrise / Sunset
6:25 / 18:25
Local time
2:16
Best Months 
Sep & Aug
Sep & Aug
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Mar
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Apr
M
May
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J
Jul
A
Aug
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Oct
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Guayaquil —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
A hearty, fried green plantain dumpling mixed with cheese or pork. Grilled steak served with fried eggs and rice. A fish soup made with albacore and cassava, garnished with pickled onions. A stew made of beef tripe, potatoes, and a rich peanut sauce. A breakfast dish of scrambled eggs and mashed green plantains.
Traditional Local Food
Guayaquil (Ecuador)
Snack
Vegetarian
Bolón de Verde
boh-lohn de vehr-day
· Green plantain ball
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Main course
Meat
Churrasco Guayaquileño
choo-rah-sko gwa-yah-keel-eh-nyoh
· Guayaquil-style grilled steak
Soup
Fish & Seafood
Encebollado
en-seh-bo-yah-do
· Fish and yucca soup
Main course
Meat
Guatita
gwa-tee-ta
· Tripe stew with potatoes
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Main course
Vegetarian
Tigrillo
tee-gree-yo
· Mashed plantain breakfast
