Quito vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quito Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2247
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$363
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$485
$931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
62
100
😀 Quality of life
57
77
🏙️ Population
1.76M
24.9M

The cost of living in Quito is 22% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6318th and 4879th ($882 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Ecuador and China, respectively. Check Ecuador vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Quito compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6166th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Quito Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.97
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.2
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.16%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1599
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$888
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.9
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.5
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$27624

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74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$598
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$585
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$542
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$649
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$604
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$509
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$606
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$608
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$841
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$622
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$776
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$745
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$859
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$869
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$1006
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$780
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$728
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$712
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$572
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$587
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$489
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$601
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$582
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$759
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$782
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$693
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$565
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$656
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$511
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$704
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$596
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$648
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$609
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$638
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$667
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$679
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$655
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$506
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$730
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$515

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753