Barranquilla vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barranquilla	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1743	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$354	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$743
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.5	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$514
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	47	47
😀 Quality of life	35	51
🏙️ Population	1.33M	2.65M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 16% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 6549th and 5905th ($773 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Colombia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Colombia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Barranquilla ranked 12th best city to live in Colombia vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 7459th and 6147th 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	$6.35	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.94	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$851	$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$673	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1854	$5836

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Barranquilla

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soledad	$741
60 km or 37 mi	Cienaga	$742
72 km or 44 mi	Santa Marta	$837
77 km or 48 mi	Minca	$759
100 km or 62 mi	Cartagena	$760
177 km or 110 mi	Valledupar	$565
191 km or 119 mi	Magangue	$604
196 km or 122 mi	Sincelejo	$524
216 km or 134 mi	Riohacha	$661
222 km or 138 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
263 km or 164 mi	Machiques	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Monteria	$645
282 km or 176 mi	Maicao	$665
341 km or 212 mi	Ocana	$650
347 km or 216 mi	Maracaibo	$713
373 km or 232 mi	Cabimas	$700
381 km or 236 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
383 km or 238 mi	Turbo	$664
384 km or 238 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
391 km or 243 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
423 km or 263 mi	Cucuta	$562
435 km or 270 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
441 km or 274 mi	La Grita	$618
446 km or 277 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
450 km or 280 mi	Tariba	$598
451 km or 280 mi	Rubio	$599
453 km or 282 mi	San Cristobal	$592
466 km or 289 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
471 km or 293 mi	Floridablanca	$648
481 km or 299 mi	Merida	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Valera	$703
510 km or 317 mi	Trujillo	$685
510 km or 317 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
522 km or 324 mi	Bello	$839
523 km or 325 mi	Carora	$681
531 km or 330 mi	Socopo	$668
532 km or 330 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Pacora	$1304
540 km or 335 mi	Envigado	$897
544 km or 338 mi	Tocumen	$1310

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