Colombia vs Ecuador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Ecuador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$833
$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$2101
🏠 One person rent
$364
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$502
💸 GDP per capita
$7914
$6875
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
6.99
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
77.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
32
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
1.2%
🎓 Higher education
77
53
😀 Quality of life
45
37
🏙️ Population
52.9M
18.1M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($833) is 1% less expensive than in Ecuador ($844). Colombia ranked 123rd vs 122nd for Ecuador in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Colombia compared to 0.6 months in Ecuador. Ranked 115th and 139th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Ecuador

We calculate prices for Colombia and Ecuador as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 19 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Colombia Ecuador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$39.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.41
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
10.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$1814
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$16.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$7.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$6.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$7.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.36
$9.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$275
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6710
$6933

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Cities Comparison in Colombia vs Ecuador

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$976
8.03M
Medellin
$1030
2.53M
Cali
$759
2.47M
Barranquilla
$843
1.33M
Cartagena
$1105
915K
Cucuta
$620
806K
Soledad
$883
676K
Soacha
$848
783K
Bello
$881
562K
Manizales
$678
454K
Pereira
$730
591K
Bucaramanga
$693
615K
Villavicencio
$546
664K
Valledupar
$654
544K
Buenaventura
$782
424K
Ibague
$506
546K
Santa Marta
$929
516K
Pasto
$608
411K
Neiva
$565
380K
Palmira
$693
359K
Monteria
$663
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1082
300K
Popayan
$572
301K
Envigado
$950
229K
Floridablanca
$686
267K
Armenia
$667
301K
Sincelejo
$547
287K
Tulua
$511
219K
Tumaco
$622
213K
Florencia
$489
192K

In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$1006
2.65M
Quito
$882
1.76M
Cuenca
$780
362K
Duran
$869
295K
Santo Domingo
$598
335K
Machala
$587
288K
Manta
$859
259K
Ibarra
$585
158K
Loja
$601
203K
Milagro
$745
160K
Portoviejo
$776
244K
Quevedo
$649
178K
Ambato
$542
177K
Esmeraldas
$606
155K
Riobamba
$509
177K
La Libertad
$712
112K
Babahoyo
$841
98.3K
Galapagos Islands
$677
25K
Montanita
$728
1K