Guayaquil vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$384
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
47
53
😀 Quality of life
62
53
🏙️ Population
2.72M
8.78M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 31% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5949th and 6882nd ($903 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd 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 Quanzhou. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 5176th and 6124th 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
$4.99
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$19406

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083