🇪🇨 Buy Property in Guayaquil, Ecuador
12 properties from $400K to $1400K
Median Price
$465K
Avg Size
568 m²
Most Common
house
Listings
12
About Guayaquil
Ecuador's largest city and economic engine, sitting on the coast with a tropical climate that's hotter and more humid than highland Cuenca or Quito. The renovated Malecon 2000 waterfront and Las Penas neighborhood show the city's investment in livability, and costs are among the lowest in Ecuador. The expat community is smaller than Cuenca's, so you'll get a more immersive Spanish-language experience, and the US dollar keeps finances simple.
12 Listings in Guayaquil
Living in Guayaquil
What American expats need to know about Ecuador
Visa
Retirement (Pensionado) Visa — requires just $1,446/mo pension income (Social Security qualifies), no age minimum. 2-year temporary permit, then permanent residency after 21 months. Professional Visa — for remote workers or self-employed, requires $1,446/mo income proof. One of the lowest income thresholds in the world.
Cost of Living
60-70% less than US major cities — one of the cheapest countries on this list. Cuenca runs $1,200-1,800/mo for a couple including private healthcare. Uses the US dollar.
Key Fact
Ecuador uses the US dollar and has no currency exchange risk. The average US Social Security payment ($1,900/mo) comfortably exceeds the visa requirement and covers a good lifestyle. Cuenca has a massive American expat community with English-speaking services.
Life in Ecuador
Colonial architecture draped in bougainvillea, $3 almuerzos that include soup and a main course, and a mountain-ringed city where retirees discover that the cost of a good life was always lower than they feared.
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