Guayaquil vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$384
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$412
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
47
67
😀 Quality of life
62
54
🏙️ Population
2.72M
2.53M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 4% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 5949th and 6140th ($903 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ecuador and Colombia, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 5176th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Medellin

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Guayaquil Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$6416

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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

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617