Guayaquil vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$384
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
47
61
😀 Quality of life
62
56
🏙️ Population
2.72M
9.4M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 33% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5949th and 6976th ($903 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in Ecuador and China, respectively. Check Ecuador vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 5176th and 5865th 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
$4.99
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$9922

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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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524