Guayaquil vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$925
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2456
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$364
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$743
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$514
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
47
96
😀 Quality of life
51
80
🏙️ Population
2.65M
17.7M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 1% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5905th and 5950th ($925 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6147th and 545th 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
$3.01
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.4
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.52
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.4
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.36%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1009
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2101
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.66
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.99
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.57
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5836
$22267

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609