Guayaquil vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$384
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
47
100
😀 Quality of life
62
78
🏙️ Population
2.72M
24.9M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 24% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5949th and 4461st ($903 vs $1190) 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 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5176th and 558th 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
$4.99
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$28143

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740