Guayaquil vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$474
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$759
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
49
😀 Quality of life
56
71
🏙️ Population
2.65M
8.78M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 62% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5445th and 7679th ($1029 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6296th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Quanzhou

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Guayaquil Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$9536

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943