Ecuador vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$1521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2084
$3634
🏠 One person rent
$326
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$1248
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$89.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$527
$2732
💸 GDP per capita
$6610
$52926
😃 Human freedom index
6.99
8.84
❤️ Life expectancy
77.9
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
88
🌐 English speaking %
1.2%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
54
97
😀 Quality of life
32
90
🏙️ Population
16.9M
5.61M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($812) is 47% less expensive than in Finland ($1521). Ecuador ranked 121st vs 30th for Finland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ecuador compared to 1.8 months in Finland. Ranked 141st and 14th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs Finland

We calculate prices for Ecuador and Finland as a population-weighted mean of 19 and 49 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.

Ecuador Finland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.92
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$7.51
 Cappuccino
$2.64
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$601
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1054
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$71.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1196
$4844
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$3155
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$61.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$19.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.58
$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.79
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.4
$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6414
$8342

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In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$925
2.65M
Quito
$884
1.76M
Cuenca
$758
362K
Duran
$806
295K
Santo Domingo
$532
335K
Machala
$569
288K
Ambato
$573
177K
Manta
$990
259K
Ibarra
$519
158K
Loja
$600
203K
Quevedo
$651
178K
Portoviejo
$716
244K
Milagro
$697
160K
Esmeraldas
$610
155K
La Libertad
$816
112K
Babahoyo
$823
98.3K
Riobamba
$538
177K
Galapagos Islands
$674
25K
Montanita
$766
1K

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1816
676K
Espoo
$1879
315K
Tampere
$1464
255K
Turku
$1495
202K
Oulu
$1475
215K
Vantaa
$1671
248K
Jyvaskyla
$1445
148K
Joensuu
$1471
78.2K
Kuopio
$1382
124K
Hameenlinna
$1309
68.3K
Lahti
$1398
121K
Pori
$1239
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1380
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1295
73K
Kouvola
$1355
78.8K
Vaasa
$1372
69K
Seinajoki
$1225
66.3K
Lohja
$1220
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1308
51.9K
Salo
$1396
51.1K
Tuusula
$1509
41.5K
Kokkola
$1307
48.3K
Nurmijarvi
$1479
44.8K
Nokia
$1432
35.7K
Kaarina
$1450
36.4K
Jarvenpaa
$1533
46.5K
Ylojarvi
$1426
33.7K
Kerava
$1486
38.2K
Porvoo
$1327
51.5K
Kotka
$1286
50.5K