Columbus vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$743
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$514
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
47
😀 Quality of life
88
51
🏙️ Population
906K
2.65M

The cost of living in Columbus is 132% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 1476th and 5905th ($2145 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 2nd 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 Columbus compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 249th and 6147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$5836

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1986
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2085
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1994
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2095
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1798
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1983
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1851
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1903
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1968
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1881
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1890
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1897
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1481
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1853
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1858

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$806
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$697
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$823
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$766
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$816
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$569
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$758
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$651
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$716
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$538
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$990
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$463
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$573
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$600
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$532
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$505
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$884
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$513
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$505
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$519
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$565
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$518
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$610
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$548
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$531
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$571
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$514
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$549
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$598
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$549
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$562
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$477
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$410
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$714
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$748
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$742
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$666
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$694
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$557
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$504