Guayaquil vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$364	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	47	24
😀 Quality of life	51	39
🏙️ Population	2.65M	6.56M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 56% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5905th and 7740th ($925 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6147th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Shaoyang

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	Guayaquil	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$11393

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600