Guayaquil vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$474
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$892
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
53
😀 Quality of life
56
71
🏙️ Population
2.65M
9.4M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 53% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5445th and 7431st ($1029 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th in Ecuador and China, respectively. Check Ecuador vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6296th and 3738th 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
$4.01
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$905
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$755
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$847
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$734
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$716
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$822
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$656
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$785
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$510
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$814
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$590
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$538
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$594
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$668
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$714
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$605
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$569
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$660
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$650
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$619
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$640
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$663
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$637
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$607
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$676
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$596
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$617
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$606
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$514
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$746
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$829
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$825
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$746
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$760
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$592
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$540

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525