Guayaquil vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$364	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	47	66
😀 Quality of life	51	53
🏙️ Population	2.65M	2.53M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 2% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 5905th and 6005th ($925 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Ecuador and Colombia, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 6147th and 6049th 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	$3.01	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$5682

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618