Guayaquil vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$364	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	47	19
😀 Quality of life	51	38
🏙️ Population	2.65M	7.01M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 45% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5905th and 7314th ($925 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 137th 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 Zhumadian. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 6147th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Zhumadian

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	Guayaquil	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504