Guayaquil vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$452
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$768
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
46
60
😀 Quality of life
56
57
🏙️ Population
2.65M
9.4M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 41% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5530th and 7025th ($1006 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in Ecuador and China, respectively. Check Ecuador vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 6218th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Ningbo

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Guayaquil Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$15234

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$869
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$745
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$841
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$728
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$712
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$587
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$780
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$649
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$776
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$509
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$859
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$582
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$542
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$601
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$656
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$882
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$704
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$596
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$585
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$648
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$638
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$606
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$609
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$604
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$622
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$608
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$598
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$667
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$589
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$607
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$572
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$489
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$730
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$759
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$782
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$693
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$748
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$565
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$531

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531