Cologne vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2552
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$828
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$533
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
45
😀 Quality of life
96
56
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.65M

The cost of living in Cologne is 93% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 2067th and 5445th ($1990 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Germany and Ecuador, respectively. Check Germany vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Guayaquil. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 15th and 6296th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Guayaquil

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Cologne Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$718
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
10.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$1423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$8.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$6500

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$905
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$755
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$847
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$734
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$716
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$822
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$656
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$785
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$510
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$814
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$590
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$538
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$594
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$668
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$714
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$605
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$569
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$660
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$650
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$619
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$640
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$663
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$637
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$607
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$676
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$596
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$617
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$606
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$514
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$746
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$829
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$825
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$746
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$760
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$592
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$540