Guayaquil vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$953
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2350
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$426
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$1068
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
99
😀 Quality of life
59
76
🏙️ Population
2.65M
24.9M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 17% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5910th and 4880th ($953 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6017th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Shanghai

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Guayaquil Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.6
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.6
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.7
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.03%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1626
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.73
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.84
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6061
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$842
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$704
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$707
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$829
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$653
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$780
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$514
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$762
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$577
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$516
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$559
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$660
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$864
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$705
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$593
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$557
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$651
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$638
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$617
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$672
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$694
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$675
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$611
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$667
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$583
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$626
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$631
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$524
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$811
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$850
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$856
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$788
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$745
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$606
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$527

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789