Ecuador vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$814
$440
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2057
$1134
🏠 One person rent
$338
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.6
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$523
$670
💸 GDP per capita
$6533
$2485
😃 Human freedom index
7.03
6.29
❤️ Life expectancy
77.9
67.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
39
🌐 English speaking %
2%
10.6%
🎓 Higher education
53
74
😀 Quality of life
40
41
🏙️ Population
16.9M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($814) is 85% more expensive than in India ($440). Ecuador ranked 120th vs 192nd 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 1.5 months in India. Ranked 114th and 113th 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
$4.61
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$594
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.6
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$8.35
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.51%
8.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1253
$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1967
$1064
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$3.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$5.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.16
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.81
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$71.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6728
$1862

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Cities Comparison in Ecuador vs India

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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 India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$505
26.5M
Bangalore
$578
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$488
9.31M
Pune
$519
5.95M
Chennai
$433
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$471
7.65M
Surat
$785
5.94M
Kolkata
$408
4.5M
Jaipur
$395
3.07M
Nagpur
$403
2.41M
Lucknow
$393
3.38M
Visakhapatnam
$400
2.04M
Mirzapur
$365
2.5M
Thane
$484
1.89M
Gurgaon
$533
877K
Ghaziabad
$391
2.38M
Vadodara
$406
2.07M
Indore
$379
1.99M
Mysore
$325
1.27M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Kalyan
$396
1.25M
Kanpur
$329
3.07M
Bhopal
$367
1.8M
Rajkot
$326
2.04M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Varanasi
$316
1.2M
Bilaspur
$387
1.63M
Agra
$360
1.59M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M