Quito vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quito Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2227
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$387
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$561
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
60
79
🏙️ Population
1.76M
17.7M

The cost of living in Quito is 6% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6126th and 5948th ($902 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 Shenzhen. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5262nd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Quito Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$780
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.6
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.47%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1507
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1142
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.99
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7183
$24117

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$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618