Cost of Living & Income: Taipei vs Guayaquil

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Taipei 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

MetricTaipeiGuayaquilTaipei vs Guayaquil
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,645¥4,070Taipei earns 2.9× the salary in Guayaquil

Daily expenses

MetricTaipeiGuayaquilTaipei vs Guayaquil
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥31¥27Taipei costs 1.16× the price in Guayaquil
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥314¥337Guayaquil costs 1.08× the price in Taipei
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥38¥61Guayaquil costs 1.61× the price in Taipei
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥520.8¥873.3Guayaquil costs 1.68× the price in Taipei
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥181.9¥177.2Taipei costs 1.03× the price in Guayaquil
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥115.9¥107.2Taipei costs 1.08× the price in Guayaquil
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥274.7¥313.9Guayaquil costs 1.14× the price in Taipei
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥62.8¥50.6Taipei costs 1.24× the price in Guayaquil
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥6.9¥5.7Taipei costs 1.21× the price in Guayaquil

Supermarket prices

MetricTaipeiGuayaquilTaipei vs Guayaquil
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥143.0¥62.0Taipei costs 2.31× the price in Guayaquil
🥚 Eggs (12)¥17.2¥14.1Taipei costs 1.22× the price in Guayaquil
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥20.3¥8.0Taipei costs 2.54× the price in Guayaquil
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥12.8¥13.2Guayaquil costs 1.03× the price in Taipei
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥32.3¥10.1Taipei costs 3.19× the price in Guayaquil
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥18.3¥8.4Taipei costs 2.17× the price in Guayaquil
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥29.7¥6.2Taipei costs 4.76× the price in Guayaquil
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥11.0¥10.4Taipei costs 1.06× the price in Guayaquil
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥94.2¥81.0Taipei costs 1.16× the price in Guayaquil

Rent & property prices

MetricTaipeiGuayaquilTaipei vs Guayaquil
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥5,772¥3,164Taipei costs 1.82× the price in Guayaquil
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,104¥2,748Taipei costs 1.13× the price in Guayaquil
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥10,343¥5,400Taipei costs 1.92× the price in Guayaquil
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥6,318¥5,037Taipei costs 1.25× the price in Guayaquil
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥86,193¥15,457Taipei costs 5.58× the price in Guayaquil
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥51,073¥9,724Taipei costs 5.25× the price in Guayaquil