Ecuador vs Germany - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Germany
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2136
$4212
🏠 One person rent
$372
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$1581
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.8
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$491
$3481
💸 GDP per capita
$6875
$56104
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
8.67
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
80.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
77
🌐 English speaking %
1.2%
56.3%
🎓 Higher education
53
94
😀 Quality of life
37
93
🏙️ Population
18.1M
83.5M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($859) is 52% less expensive than in Germany ($1777). Ecuador ranked 121st vs 26th for Germany 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 2 months in Germany. Ranked 140th and 12th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs Germany

We calculate prices for Ecuador and Germany as a population-weighted mean of 19 and 662 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 Germany
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.2
$74.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$5.35
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$884
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$1758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.09%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1463
$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1580
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.92
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.71
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.07
$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.47
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$93.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$333
$545
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6549
$16625

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Cities Comparison in Ecuador vs Germany

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$1029
2.65M
Quito
$902
1.76M
Cuenca
$822
362K
Duran
$905
295K
Santo Domingo
$598
335K
Machala
$584
288K
Manta
$814
259K
Ibarra
$569
158K
Loja
$594
203K
Portoviejo
$785
244K
Milagro
$755
160K
Quevedo
$656
178K
Esmeraldas
$613
155K
Ambato
$538
177K
Riobamba
$510
177K
La Libertad
$716
112K
Babahoyo
$847
98.3K
Galapagos Islands
$682
25K
Montanita
$734
1K

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2302
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2194
1.91M
Munich
$2499
1.51M
Cologne
$1990
1.09M
Frankfurt
$2230
776K
Dusseldorf
$1944
631K
Stuttgart
$2169
633K
Dortmund
$1637
595K
Bremen City
$1752
577K
Essen
$1561
587K
Nuremberg
$1777
526K
Leipzig
$1652
620K
Dresden
$1531
566K
Hanover
$1792
548K
Duisburg
$1467
504K
Mannheim
$1783
317K
Bonn
$1908
336K
Wuppertal
$1486
359K
Bielefeld
$1653
338K
Munster
$1835
323K
Augsburg
$1983
303K
Bochum
$1561
366K
Wiesbaden
$1939
286K
Karlsruhe
$1933
310K
Braunschweig
$1566
252K
Aachen
$1644
253K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1747
237K
Monchengladbach
$1669
269K
Lubeck
$1767
219K
Kiel
$1588
249K