Guayaquil vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$474
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$879
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
99
😀 Quality of life
56
75
🏙️ Population
2.65M
24.9M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 9% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5445th and 4971st ($1029 vs $1126) 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 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6296th and 1655th 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
$4.01
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$27781

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$905
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$755
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$847
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$734
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$716
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$822
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$656
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$785
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$510
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$814
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$590
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$538
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$594
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$668
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$714
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$605
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$569
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$660
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$650
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$619
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$640
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$663
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$637
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$607
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$676
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$596
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$617
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$606
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$514
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$746
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$829
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$825
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$746
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$760
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$592
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$540

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765