Guayaquil vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guayaquil	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1006	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2484	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$452	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$733
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	85
😀 Quality of life	56	71
🏙️ Population	2.65M	9.07M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 81% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5530th and 8245th ($1006 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6218th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Shenyang

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	Guayaquil	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.2	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1673	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6540	$24707

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$869
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$745
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$841
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$728
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$712
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$587
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$780
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$649
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$776
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$509
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$859
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$582
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$542
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$601
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$656
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$882
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$704
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$596
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$648
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$609
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$622
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$608
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$589
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$607
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$572
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$489
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$730
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$759
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$782
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$693
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$748
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$565
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$531

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501