Guayaquil vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$452
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$969
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
56
78
🏙️ Population
2.65M
17.5M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 15% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5530th and 6334th ($1006 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6218th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Shenzhen

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Guayaquil Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$22402

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634