Quito vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quito Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$851
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2169
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$339
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$594
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$479
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
61
78
🏙️ Population
2.01M
24.9M

The cost of living in Quito is 28% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6208th and 4461st ($851 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Quito ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5206th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Shanghai

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Quito Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.06
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.54
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.9
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.5
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1617
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.66
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.5
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$261
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7844
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$775
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$536
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$570
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$638
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$515
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$547
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$612
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$511
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$834
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$533
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$642
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$731
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$870
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$801
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$903
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$790
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$754
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$814
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$455
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$603
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$416
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$637
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$472
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$720
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$552
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$648
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$507
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$514
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$493
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$532
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$543
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$592
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$504
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$551
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$551
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$639
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$567
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$525
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$639
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$416

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740