Columbus vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$653
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
47
😀 Quality of life
87
62
🏙️ Population
906K
2.72M

The cost of living in Columbus is 144% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 1282nd and 5949th ($2202 vs $903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 0.7 months in Guayaquil. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Guayaquil ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 202nd and 5176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$4.89
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$6864

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$801
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$834
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$754
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$814
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$603
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$790
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$638
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$547
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$472
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$570
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$637
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$775
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$514
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$851
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$532
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$543
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$536
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$592
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$551
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$612
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$504
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$515
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$533
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$511
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$499
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$506
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$476
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$525
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$455
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$416
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$611
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$720
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$552
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$648
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$726
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$507
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$491