Quito vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quito Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2227
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$387
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$561
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
60
79
🏙️ Population
1.76M
24.9M

The cost of living in Quito is 21% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6126th and 4780th ($902 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 Quito compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5262nd and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Quito Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$780
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.6
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.47%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1507
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1142
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.99
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7183
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$592
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$528
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$574
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$651
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$504
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$545
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$618
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$488
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$827
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$544
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$760
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$722
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$870
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$808
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$910
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$770
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$761
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$813
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$462
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$594
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$398
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$617
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$454
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$733
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$718
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$652
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$520
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$495
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$477
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$504
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$498
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$564
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$517
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$509
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$541
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$619
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$562
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$501
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$641
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$483

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774