Dongguan vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$250	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$743
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$514
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	69	47
😀 Quality of life	69	51
🏙️ Population	10.5M	2.65M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 29% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 7169th and 5905th ($656 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 2nd in China and Ecuador, respectively. Check China vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 2941st and 6147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Guayaquil

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	Dongguan	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$5836

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$774
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$916
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$601
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$461
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$804
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$653
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2432
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1588
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$794
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$764
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$812
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$936
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$823
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$877
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$755
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$569
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$803
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$758
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$443
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$655
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$451
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$581
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$724
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$761
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$756
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$761
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$771
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$649
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$702
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$522
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$590
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$579
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

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