Barranquilla vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$354
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$567
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
48
47
😀 Quality of life
50
58
🏙️ Population
1.33M
2.65M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 13% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 6480th and 6095th ($789 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Colombia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Colombia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 6211th and 5554th 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
$5.32
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
8.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$6.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$8.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$37.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$6982

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Cities near Barranquilla

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$840
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$831
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$979
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$863
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$748
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$558
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$506
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$582
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$620
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$451
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$590
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$706
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$696
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$654
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$634
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$656
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$666
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$552
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$598
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$598
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$592
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$642
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$584
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$674
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$685
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$628
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$789
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$688
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$670
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1249
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$871
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1231

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$808
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$722
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$761
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$813
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$594
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$770
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$651
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$760
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$545
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$454
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$574
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$617
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$495
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$504
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$498
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$528
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$564
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$509
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$618
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$517
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$504
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$544
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$488
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$523
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$515
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$500
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$549
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$462
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$398
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$699
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$733
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$718
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$652
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$679
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$520
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$496