Guayaquil vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$364	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$1644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	51	78
🏙️ Population	2.65M	24.9M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 16% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5905th and 4858th ($925 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6147th and 675th 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	$3.01	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$30174

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$806
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$697
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$823
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$766
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$816
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$569
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$538
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$463
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$573
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$600
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$884
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$513
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$519
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$518
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$548
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$531
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$571
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$514
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$598
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$549
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$562
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$477
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$410
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$714
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$748
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$742
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$666
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$694
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$557
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$504

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746