Guangzhou vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2169
🏠 One person rent
$333
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
97
63
😀 Quality of life
75
61
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.01M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 13% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6607th and 6208th ($742 vs $851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 3rd in China and Ecuador, respectively. Check China vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Quito ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 955th and 5206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$7844

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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 Quito

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$775
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$536
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$570
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$638
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$515
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$547
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$612
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$511
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$834
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$533
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$642
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$731
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$870
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$801
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$903
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$790
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$754
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$814
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$455
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$603
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$416
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$637
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$472
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$720
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$552
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$648
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$507
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$514
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$493
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$532
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$543
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$592
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$504
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$551
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$551
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$639
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$567
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$525
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$639
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$416