Guayaquil vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2330
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$375
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
47
61
😀 Quality of life
58
53
🏙️ Population
2.65M
9.4M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 24% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6095th and 6747th ($910 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 5554th and 6048th 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
$4.82
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.29%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.35
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.77
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.55
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6982
$12898

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$808
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$722
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$761
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$813
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$594
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$770
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$651
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$760
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$545
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$454
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$574
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$617
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$495
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$504
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$498
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$528
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$564
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$509
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$618
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$517
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$504
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$544
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$488
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$523
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$515
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$500
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$549
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$462
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$398
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$699
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$733
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$718
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$652
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$679
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$520
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$496

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538