Ecuador vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2084
$1510
🏠 One person rent
$326
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$527
$336
💸 GDP per capita
$6610
$4876
😃 Human freedom index
6.99
6.82
❤️ Life expectancy
77.9
68.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
37
🌐 English speaking %
1.2%
30.8%
🎓 Higher education
54
74
😀 Quality of life
32
43
🏙️ Population
16.9M
275M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($812) is 39% more expensive than in Indonesia ($586). Ecuador ranked 121st vs 166th for Indonesia 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 0.6 months in Indonesia. Ranked 141st and 100th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs Indonesia

We calculate prices for Ecuador and Indonesia as a population-weighted mean of 19 and 82 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 Indonesia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.92
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$3.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$2.71
 Cappuccino
$2.64
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
9.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1196
$1285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$20.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.58
$2.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$1.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.79
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.4
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6414
$7083

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In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$925
2.65M
Quito
$884
1.76M
Cuenca
$758
362K
Duran
$806
295K
Santo Domingo
$532
335K
Machala
$569
288K
Ambato
$573
177K
Manta
$990
259K
Ibarra
$519
158K
Loja
$600
203K
Quevedo
$651
178K
Portoviejo
$716
244K
Milagro
$697
160K
Esmeraldas
$610
155K
La Libertad
$816
112K
Babahoyo
$823
98.3K
Riobamba
$538
177K
Galapagos Islands
$674
25K
Montanita
$766
1K

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$701
10.6M
Bali
$1267
4.36M
Bekasi
$518
2.38M
Depok
$385
2.33M
Surabaya
$549
3.01M
Bandung
$545
2.88M
Tangerang
$558
2.24M
South Tangerang
$536
1.64M
Medan
$481
2.11M
Batam
$539
1.2M
Palembang
$395
1.54M
Bogor
$513
982K
Semarang
$493
1.62M
Makassar
$525
1.34M
Pekanbaru
$542
983K
Samarinda
$580
831K
Padang
$883
909K
Cilacap
$474
1.17M
Bandar Lampung
$374
1.17M
Denpasar
$497
670K
Pontianak
$427
681K
Serang
$492
613K
Malang
$365
866K
Cimahi
$500
587K
Jambi
$458
612K
Banjarmasin
$469
662K
Cilegon
$488
388K
Balikpapan
$606
598K
Tasikmalaya
$373
678K
Kupang
$509
467K