Cost of Living & Income: Nanjing vs Guayaquil

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Nanjing and Guayaquil are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricNanjingGuayaquilNanjing vs Guayaquil
💰 Average monthly net salary¥9,594¥4,070Nanjing earns 2.4× the salary in Guayaquil

Daily expenses

MetricNanjingGuayaquilNanjing vs Guayaquil
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥25¥27Guayaquil costs 1.08× the price in Nanjing
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥150¥337Guayaquil costs 2.25× the price in Nanjing
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥61Guayaquil costs 1.74× the price in Nanjing
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥366.0¥873.3Guayaquil costs 2.39× the price in Nanjing
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥48.0¥177.2Guayaquil costs 3.69× the price in Nanjing
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥51.5¥107.2Guayaquil costs 2.08× the price in Nanjing
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥191.7¥313.9Guayaquil costs 1.64× the price in Nanjing
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥40.0¥50.6Guayaquil costs 1.27× the price in Nanjing
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.7¥5.7Nanjing costs 1.52× the price in Guayaquil

Supermarket prices

MetricNanjingGuayaquilNanjing vs Guayaquil
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥59.5¥62.0Guayaquil costs 1.04× the price in Nanjing
🥚 Eggs (12)¥8.9¥14.1Guayaquil costs 1.58× the price in Nanjing
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥14.3¥8.0Nanjing costs 1.78× the price in Guayaquil
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥14.2¥13.2Nanjing costs 1.07× the price in Guayaquil
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.1¥10.1Nanjing costs 1.39× the price in Guayaquil
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.9¥8.4Guayaquil costs 1.44× the price in Nanjing
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥7.3¥6.2Nanjing costs 1.17× the price in Guayaquil
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.4¥10.4Guayaquil costs 1.61× the price in Nanjing
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥90.0¥81.0Nanjing costs 1.11× the price in Guayaquil

Rent & property prices

MetricNanjingGuayaquilNanjing vs Guayaquil
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥3,678¥3,164Nanjing costs 1.16× the price in Guayaquil
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥1,988¥2,748Guayaquil costs 1.38× the price in Nanjing
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥7,637¥5,400Nanjing costs 1.41× the price in Guayaquil
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,774¥5,037Guayaquil costs 1.33× the price in Nanjing
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥34,464¥15,457Nanjing costs 2.23× the price in Guayaquil
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥20,982¥9,724Nanjing costs 2.16× the price in Guayaquil