Guayaquil vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2330
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$375
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
47
100
😀 Quality of life
58
79
🏙️ Population
2.65M
24.9M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 20% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6095th and 4780th ($910 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5554th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Guayaquil Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.82
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.29%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.35
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.77
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.55
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.4
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6982
$31401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774