Guangzhou vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$2179
🏠 One person rent
$352
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$683
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
97
64
😀 Quality of life
75
55
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.76M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 12% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6548th and 6124th ($774 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in China and Ecuador, respectively. Check China vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 1055th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.79
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$8036

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$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$532
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$519
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$573
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$651
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$531
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$538
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$610
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$514
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$823
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$571
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$716
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$697
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$990
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$806
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$925
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$758
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$766
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$816
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$569
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$410
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$600
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$463
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$748
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$742
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$666
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$557
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$505
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$513
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$513
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$505
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$565
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$548
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$518
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$598
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$649
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$605
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$529
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$680
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$493