Guayaquil vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$452
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$889
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
53
😀 Quality of life
56
70
🏙️ Population
2.65M
8.78M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 62% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5530th and 7641st ($1006 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 6218th and 4086th 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
$3.51
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$9321

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$869
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$745
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$841
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$728
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$712
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$587
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$780
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$649
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$776
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$509
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$859
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$582
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$542
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$601
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$656
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$882
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$704
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$596
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$585
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$648
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$638
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$606
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$609
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$604
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$622
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$608
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$598
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$667
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$589
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$607
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$572
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$489
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$730
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$759
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$782
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$693
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$748
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$565
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$531

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941