Guayaquil vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guayaquil	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1006	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2484	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$452	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$675
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	46	19
😀 Quality of life	56	44
🏙️ Population	2.65M	7.01M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 73% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5530th and 7987th ($1006 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 315th in China, while ranked 6218th and 7223rd 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	$3.51	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$620	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.2	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1673	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6540	$7830

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506