Cali vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$287
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$567
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
45
47
😀 Quality of life
51
58
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.65M

The cost of living in Cali is 20% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 6748th and 6095th ($733 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in Colombia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Colombia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 6170th and 5554th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cali Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.72%
8.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$6.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$8.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$37.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6178
$6982

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$652
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$718
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$477
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$462
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$520
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$541
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$619
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$562
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$641
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$501
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$483
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$653
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$398
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$488
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$641
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$748
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$868
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$544
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$504
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$871
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$873
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$475
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$681
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$789
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$528
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$526
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$618
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$902
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$851
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$523
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$687
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$592
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$634
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$584
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$642
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$574
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$651
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$620

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