Quito vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quito Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2281
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$378
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$647
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$321
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.2
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$499
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
57
77
🏙️ Population
1.76M
17.5M

The cost of living in Quito is 4% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6319th and 6106th ($902 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6235th and 1113th 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
$5.03
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.8
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.7
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.4
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.6%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1744
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.65
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.9
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.95
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8496
$22916

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$598
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$569
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$538
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$656
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$640
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$510
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$613
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$637
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$847
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$663
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$785
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$755
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$814
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$905
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$1029
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$822
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$734
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$716
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$606
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$584
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$514
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$594
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$590
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$829
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$825
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$746
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$592
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$668
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$537
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$714
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$605
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$660
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$619
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$650
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$719
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$738
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$709
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$529
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$789
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$547

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638