Colombia vs Ecuador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Ecuador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1890
$2084
🏠 One person rent
$322
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$398
$527
💸 GDP per capita
$6947
$6610
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
6.99
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
77.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
32
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
1.2%
🎓 Higher education
77
54
😀 Quality of life
36
32
🏙️ Population
52.3M
16.9M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($757) is 7% less expensive than in Ecuador ($812). Colombia ranked 129th vs 121st 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 129th and 141st 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
$5.61
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$37.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.19
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$543
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.7
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.38%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1453
$1196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$6.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.63
$7.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$6.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$37.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.59
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5870
$6414

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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
$887
8.03M
Medellin
$906
2.53M
Cali
$748
2.47M
Barranquilla
$773
1.33M
Cartagena
$760
915K
Cucuta
$562
806K
Soacha
$794
783K
Soledad
$741
676K
Pereira
$680
591K
Bucaramanga
$657
615K
Manizales
$653
454K
Bello
$839
562K
Villavicencio
$497
664K
Valledupar
$565
544K
Buenaventura
$742
424K
Ibague
$529
541K
Santa Marta
$837
516K
Pasto
$514
411K
Monteria
$645
400K
Palmira
$666
359K
Neiva
$557
380K
Barrancabermeja
$1031
300K
Floridablanca
$648
267K
Envigado
$897
229K
Armenia
$598
301K
Popayan
$477
301K
Sincelejo
$524
287K
Tulua
$513
219K
Tumaco
$571
213K
Zipaquira
$709
196K

In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$925
2.65M
Quito
$884
1.76M
Cuenca
$758
362K
Duran
$806
295K
Santo Domingo
$532
335K
Machala
$569
288K
Ambato
$573
177K
Manta
$990
259K
Ibarra
$519
158K
Loja
$600
203K
Quevedo
$651
178K
Portoviejo
$716
244K
Milagro
$697
160K
Esmeraldas
$610
155K
La Libertad
$816
112K
Babahoyo
$823
98.3K
Riobamba
$538
177K
Galapagos Islands
$674
25K
Montanita
$766
1K