Barranquilla vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2033
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$338
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$343
$653
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
48
47
😀 Quality of life
51
62
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.72M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 14% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 6445th and 5949th ($780 vs $903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Colombia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Colombia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.7 months in Guayaquil. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Guayaquil ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 6193rd and 5176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Guayaquil

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Barranquilla Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.85%
7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.2
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5384
$6864

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$851
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$661
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$705
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$655
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$877
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$519
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$536
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$552
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$733
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$633
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$458
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$612
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$716
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$1029
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$681
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$624
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$680
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$873
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$708
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$592
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$593
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$589
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$649
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$612
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$664
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$701
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$627
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$778
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$691
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$662
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$867
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1182
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$812
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1171

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$801
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$834
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$754
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$814
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$603
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$790
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$638
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$547
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$472
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$570
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$637
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$775
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$514
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$851
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$532
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$543
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$536
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$592
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$551
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$612
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$504
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$515
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$533
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$511
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$499
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$506
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$476
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$525
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$455
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$416
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$611
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$720
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$552
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$648
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$726
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$507
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$491