Guangzhou vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2350
🏠 One person rent
$342
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$594
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
77
59
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.65M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 18% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 6854th and 5910th ($785 vs $953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Ecuador, respectively. Check China vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 1149th and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Guayaquil

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Guangzhou Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$795
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
10.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$1626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$6061

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$842
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$704
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$707
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$829
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$653
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$780
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$514
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$762
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$577
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$516
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$559
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$660
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$864
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$705
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$593
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$557
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$651
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$638
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$617
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$672
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$694
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$675
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$611
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$667
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$583
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$626
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$631
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$524
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$811
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$850
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$856
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$788
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$745
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$606
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$527