Ecuador vs France - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador France
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2027
$3774
🏠 One person rent
$324
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$597
$1515
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$512
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$2553
💸 GDP per capita
$6391
$40964
😃 Human freedom index
7.12
7.8
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
82.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
72
🌐 English speaking %
2%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
54
82
😀 Quality of life
45
85
🏙️ Population
18M
67.7M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($789) is 48% less expensive than in France ($1517). Ecuador ranked 108th vs 29th for France in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ecuador compared to 1.7 months in France. Ranked 97th and 24th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs France

We calculate prices for Ecuador and France as a population-weighted mean of 19 and 151 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 France
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.5
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.77
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$6.29
 Cappuccino
$2.68
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$777
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$607
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$1243
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1246
$6240
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1443
$4751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$18.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.27
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.89
$8.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.07
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$236
$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6563
$11155

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$869
2.72M
Quito
$804
2.01M
Cuenca
$801
330K
Duran
$769
231K
Santo Domingo
$755
271K
Ambato
$578
165K
Machala
$603
231K
Manta
$901
218K
Milagro
$725
134K
Ibarra
$567
132K
Quevedo
$672
151K
Loja
$607
170K
Portoviejo
$652
207K
Esmeraldas
$593
154K
Babahoyo
$762
90.2K
La Libertad
$779
95.9K
Riobamba
$566
146K
Galapagos Islands
$682
25K
Montanita
$741
1K

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2138
2.15M
Marseille
$1541
870K
Lyon
$1530
522K
Toulouse
$1423
498K
Nice
$1701
343K
Montpellier
$1449
299K
Strasbourg
$1382
291K
Nantes
$1451
321K
Bordeaux
$1474
260K
Lille
$1474
236K
Rennes
$1337
222K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$1822
121K
Villeurbanne
$1376
155K
Amiens
$1146
134K
Toulon
$1369
180K
Grenoble
$1373
158K
Angers
$1218
156K
Saint-Denis
$1607
153K
Reims
$1437
180K
Aix-en-Provence
$1662
147K
Tours
$1212
138K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1582
78.3K
Nanterre
$1669
95.8K
Le Havre
$1255
166K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1309
147K
Le Mans
$1177
145K
Brest
$1118
139K
Dijon
$1225
159K
Argenteuil
$1875
109K
Saint-Etienne
$1053
174K