Belgium vs Ecuador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Ecuador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1618
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3781
$2057
🏠 One person rent
$857
$338
🏘️ Family rent
$1369
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.7
$85.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2756
$523
💸 GDP per capita
$53475
$6533
😃 Human freedom index
8.33
7.03
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
77.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
34
🌐 English speaking %
59%
2%
🎓 Higher education
97
53
😀 Quality of life
88
40
🏙️ Population
11.6M
16.9M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1618) is 99% more expensive than in Ecuador ($814). Belgium ranked 25th vs 120th for Ecuador in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Belgium compared to 0.6 months in Ecuador. Ranked 18th and 114th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Ecuador

We calculate prices for Belgium and Ecuador as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 19 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Belgium Ecuador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.1
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.59
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$3.68
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1307
$594
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1060
$475
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.9
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4140
$1253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3333
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.83
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$15.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.09
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11
$7.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.5
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.6
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$613
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16544
$6728

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In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1762
529K
Ghent
$1645
265K
Brussels
$1958
196K
Liege
$1505
195K
Charleroi
$1450
202K
Schaerbeek
$1752
133K
Anderlecht
$1734
121K
Mouscron
$1497
58.2K
Bruges
$1471
119K
Leuven
$1761
101K
Mons
$1446
95.3K
Namur
$1441
114K
Aalst
$1779
88.9K
Ostend
$1425
71.6K
La Louviere
$1586
81K
Tournai
$1647
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1423
77.7K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
39.8K
Mechelen
$1619
86.9K
Hasselt
$1517
77.7K
Sint-Niklaas
$1592
80.2K
Seraing
$1501
64.3K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
57.7K
Vilvoorde
$1675
44K
Forest
$1712
56.6K
Dendermonde
$1592
45.7K
Roeselare
$1378
64.5K
Genk
$1525
66.1K
Verviers
$1252
55.2K
Saint-Gilles
$1633
49.7K

In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$910
2.65M
Quito
$902
1.76M
Cuenca
$770
362K
Duran
$808
295K
Santo Domingo
$592
335K
Machala
$594
288K
Ambato
$574
177K
Manta
$870
259K
Ibarra
$528
158K
Loja
$617
203K
Quevedo
$651
178K
Milagro
$722
160K
Portoviejo
$760
244K
Esmeraldas
$618
155K
La Libertad
$813
112K
Babahoyo
$827
98.3K
Riobamba
$545
177K
Galapagos Islands
$679
25K
Montanita
$761
1K