Chongqing vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$224	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$743
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$514
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	88	47
😀 Quality of life	72	51
🏙️ Population	32.1M	2.65M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 32% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 7340th and 5905th ($634 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 2nd in China and Ecuador, respectively. Check China vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 1675th and 6147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Guayaquil

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	Chongqing	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$5836

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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