Columbus vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$2552
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$828
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$533
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
45
😀 Quality of life
92
56
🏙️ Population
906K
2.65M

The cost of living in Columbus is 107% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 1686th and 5445th ($2127 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.5 months in Guayaquil. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 96th and 6296th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Guayaquil

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Columbus Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$718
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
10.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$1423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$1428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$8.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$6500

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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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