Colorado Springs vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Colorado Springs	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2213	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4971	$2330
🏠 One person rent	$1394	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$692
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4161	$567
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	62	47
😀 Quality of life	85	58
🏙️ Population	479K	2.65M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 143% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 1343rd and 6095th ($2213 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1178th and 1st in the United States and Ecuador, respectively. Check the United States vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Colorado Springs compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 341st and 5554th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Guayaquil

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	Colorado Springs	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.7	$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1384	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1152	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2184	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1753	$571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.5	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	8.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2336	$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2322	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.5	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.3	$37.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1664	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24475	$6982

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2220
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2288
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2498
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2489
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2295
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2359
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2691
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2478
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2699
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2514
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2562
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2336
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2605
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2756
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2800
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2988
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2547
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2681
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2552
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2579
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$1983
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2551
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1860
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2398
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2176
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1937
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1701
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$3686
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1700
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1861
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1765
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2111

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$808
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$722
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$761
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$813
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$594
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$770
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$760
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$545
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$870
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$454
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$574
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$495
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$504
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$498
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$528
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$564
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$509
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$517
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$504
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$544
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$488
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$515
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$500
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$549
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$462
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$398
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$699
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$733
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$718
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$652
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$679
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$520
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$496