Guangzhou vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$333
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$653
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
97
47
😀 Quality of life
75
62
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.72M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 18% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 6607th and 5949th ($742 vs $903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in China and Ecuador, respectively. Check China vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Guayaquil. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Guayaquil ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 955th and 5176th 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
$4.17
$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$6864

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Guayaquil

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