Ecuador vs Gabon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Gabon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$814
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2057
$1763
🏠 One person rent
$338
$295
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.6
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$523
$501
💸 GDP per capita
$6533
$8420
😃 Human freedom index
7.03
6.5
❤️ Life expectancy
77.9
65.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
28
🌐 English speaking %
2%
1%
🎓 Higher education
53
10
😀 Quality of life
40
27
🏙️ Population
16.9M
2.03M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($814) is 17% more expensive than in Gabon ($696). Ecuador ranked 120th vs 140th for Gabon 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 0.7 months in Gabon. Ranked 114th and 151st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs Gabon

We calculate prices for Ecuador and Gabon as a population-weighted mean of 19 and 2 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 Gabon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.92
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$594
$565
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$48.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.6
$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.51%
10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1253
$1331
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1967
$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$9.53
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$8.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.16
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.81
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6728
$6338

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Gabon

City Cost of living Population
Libreville
$702
797K
Port-Gentil
$659
136K