Columbus vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$567
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
47
😀 Quality of life
88
58
🏙️ Population
906K
2.65M

The cost of living in Columbus is 147% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 1248th and 6095th ($2252 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 242nd and 5554th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
8.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$37.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$6982

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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