Ecuador vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$844
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2101
$1001
🏠 One person rent
$360
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$599
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.8
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$334
💸 GDP per capita
$6875
$2697
😃 Human freedom index
6.99
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
72
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
38
🌐 English speaking %
1.2%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
53
73
😀 Quality of life
37
44
🏙️ Population
18.1M
1.45B

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($844) is 99% more expensive than in India ($424). Ecuador ranked 122nd vs 191st for India 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 0.8 months in India. Ranked 139th and 118th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs India

We calculate prices for Ecuador and India as a population-weighted mean of 19 and 220 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 India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.7
$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$41.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$7.85
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
9.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1274
$1880
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1814
$979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$3.22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.78
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.41
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.2
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$17.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.21
$3.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.34
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$45.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$287
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6933
$2014

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$1006
2.65M
Quito
$882
1.76M
Cuenca
$780
362K
Duran
$869
295K
Santo Domingo
$598
335K
Machala
$587
288K
Manta
$859
259K
Ibarra
$585
158K
Loja
$601
203K
Milagro
$745
160K
Portoviejo
$776
244K
Quevedo
$649
178K
Ambato
$542
177K
Esmeraldas
$606
155K
Riobamba
$509
177K
La Libertad
$712
112K
Babahoyo
$841
98.3K
Galapagos Islands
$677
25K
Montanita
$728
1K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$489
26.5M
Bangalore
$524
12.3M
Mumbai
$705
15.4M
Pune
$517
5.95M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$442
7.65M
Chennai
$437
6.6M
Surat
$705
5.94M
Kolkata
$366
4.5M
Kanpur
$320
3.07M
Lucknow
$339
3.38M
Thane
$487
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$372
2.38M
Jaipur
$387
3.07M
Agra
$388
1.59M
Nashik
$350
1.49M
Kalyan
$399
1.25M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M
Navi Mumbai
$503
1.12M
Meerut
$350
1.31M
Vadodara
$374
2.07M
Nagpur
$545
2.41M
Mysore
$346
1.27M
Indore
$361
1.99M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Ludhiana
$421
1.62M
Vijayawada
$339
1.05M
Bhopal
$366
1.8M
Jodhpur
$322
1.7M
Aurangabad
$349
1.18M