Quito vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quito Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$851
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2169
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$339
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$594
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$479
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
61
80
🏙️ Population
2.01M
17.5M

The cost of living in Quito is 9% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6208th and 5744th ($851 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Quito ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5206th and 460th 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
$5.06
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.54
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.9
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1617
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.66
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.5
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$261
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7844
$24305

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584