Quito vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quito Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$864
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$339
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$572
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$608
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
60
76
🏙️ Population
1.76M
17.5M

The cost of living in Quito is 13% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6476th and 5618th ($864 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Ecuador and China, respectively. Check Ecuador vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Quito compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5902nd and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Shenzhen

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Quito Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.6
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.9
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.04%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1700
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.75
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$385
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8877
$21140

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74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$592
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$557
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$516
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$653
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$672
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$514
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$613
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$675
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$827
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$694
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$780
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$731
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$762
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$842
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$953
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$829
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$704
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$707
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$631
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$584
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$524
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$559
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$577
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$850
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$856
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$788
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$606
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$660
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$563
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$705
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$593
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$651
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$617
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$638
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$749
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$769
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$749
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$537
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$862
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$559

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648