Cali vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cali | Guayaquil | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Cali is 19% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 6679th and 5905th ($748 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Colombia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Colombia vs Ecuador comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6204th and 6147th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 27 km or 17 mi |  Palmira | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Buenaventura | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Tulua | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Popayan | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Neiva | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Armenia | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Cartago | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Salento | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Pereira | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Ibague | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Girardot | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Manizales | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Florencia | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Quibdo | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Pasto | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Facatativa | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Soacha | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Bogota | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Tumaco | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Ipiales | |
| 321 km or 200 mi | Envigado | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Medellin | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Villavicencio | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Zipaquira | |
| 339 km or 210 mi | Bello | |
| 386 km or 240 mi |  Ibarra | |
| 421 km or 261 mi | Tunja | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Esmeraldas | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Quito | |
| 469 km or 291 mi | Duitama | |
| 471 km or 293 mi | Sogamoso | |
| 500 km or 311 mi | Barrancabermeja | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Yopal | |
| 506 km or 314 mi | Santo Domingo | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Turbo | |
| 554 km or 344 mi | Floridablanca | |
| 556 km or 346 mi | Bucaramanga | |
| 571 km or 354 mi | Ambato | |
| 595 km or 369 mi | Quevedo | |
| 596 km or 370 mi | Monteria |
Cities near Guayaquil
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.9 km or 3.7 mi | Duran | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Milagro | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Babahoyo | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Montanita | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | La Libertad | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Machala | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Cuenca | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Quevedo | |
| 141 km or 87 mi | Portoviejo | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Riobamba | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Manta | |
| 166 km or 103 mi |  Tumbes | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Ambato | |
| 215 km or 133 mi | Loja | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Santo Domingo | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Mancora | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Quito | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Talara | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Sullana | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Ibarra | |
| 345 km or 215 mi | Piura | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Paita | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Esmeraldas | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Jaen | |
| 418 km or 259 mi | Ipiales | |
| 461 km or 286 mi | Tumaco | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Pasto | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Chachapoyas | |
| 509 km or 316 mi | Chiclayo | |
| 574 km or 357 mi | Cajamarca | |
| 617 km or 383 mi | Tarapoto | |
| 630 km or 392 mi | Popayan | |
| 635 km or 395 mi | Florencia | |
| 666 km or 414 mi | Trujillo | |
| 729 km or 453 mi | Cali | |
| 745 km or 463 mi | Buenaventura | |
| 751 km or 466 mi | Palmira | |
| 756 km or 470 mi | Iquitos | |
| 764 km or 475 mi | Neiva | |
| 779 km or 484 mi | Chimbote |