Cali vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2137
$2350
🏠 One person rent
$330
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$594
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
47
46
😀 Quality of life
62
59
🏙️ Population
2.47M
2.65M

The cost of living in Cali is 11% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 6549th and 5910th ($850 vs $953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 5632nd and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Guayaquil

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Cali Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.09
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$795
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.49%
10.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$904
$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.27
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.15
$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6818
$6061

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$788
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$856
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$563
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$631
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$606
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$749
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$769
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$749
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$862
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$537
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$559
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$737
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$524
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$802
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$675
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$816
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$958
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1106
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$694
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$672
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$1041
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1162
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$593
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$858
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$1012
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$557
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$680
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$864
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1045
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$630
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$740
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$592
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$797
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$795
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$816
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$516
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$653
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$733

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$842
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$704
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$707
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$829
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$653
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$780
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$514
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$762
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$577
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$516
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$559
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$660
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$864
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$705
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$593
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$557
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$651
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$638
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$617
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$672
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$694
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$675
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$611
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$667
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$583
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$626
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$631
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$524
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$811
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$850
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$856
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$788
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$745
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$606
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$527