Guayaquil vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2330
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$375
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
47
96
😀 Quality of life
58
79
🏙️ Population
2.65M
17.7M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 5% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6095th and 5948th ($910 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5554th and 556th 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
$4.82
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.29%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.35
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.77
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.55
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.4
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6982
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$808
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$722
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$761
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$813
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$594
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$770
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$651
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$760
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$545
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$454
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$574
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$617
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$495
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$504
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$498
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$528
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$564
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$509
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$618
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$517
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$504
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$544
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$488
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$523
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$515
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$500
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$549
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$462
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$398
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$699
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$733
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$718
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$652
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$679
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$520
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$496

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618