Ecuador vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$837
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2064
$1391
🏠 One person rent
$352
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$528
$323
💸 GDP per capita
$6875
$4925
😃 Human freedom index
6.99
6.82
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
71.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
37
🌐 English speaking %
1.2%
30.8%
🎓 Higher education
54
74
😀 Quality of life
32
45
🏙️ Population
16.9M
275M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($837) is 44% more expensive than in Indonesia ($583). Ecuador ranked 122nd vs 167th 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 145th and 96th 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
$4.01
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.8
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.83
 Cappuccino
$2.71
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$793
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$462
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$41.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$64.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.92%
9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1918
$904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$20.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.92
$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.73
$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.5
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.5
$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.13
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$16.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.15
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6375
$7458

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In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$989
2.65M
Quito
$878
1.76M
Cuenca
$769
362K
Duran
$859
295K
Santo Domingo
$602
335K
Machala
$589
288K
Ambato
$563
177K
Manta
$866
259K
Ibarra
$516
158K
Loja
$605
203K
Quevedo
$646
178K
Portoviejo
$784
244K
Milagro
$716
160K
Esmeraldas
$608
155K
Riobamba
$506
177K
La Libertad
$815
112K
Babahoyo
$838
98.3K
Galapagos Islands
$678
25K
Montanita
$769
1K

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$698
11.1M
Bali
$1071
4.36M
Surabaya
$542
3.01M
Bekasi
$595
2.38M
Depok
$402
2.33M
Bandung
$527
2.88M
South Tangerang
$572
1.64M
Tangerang
$672
2.24M
Palembang
$400
1.54M
Medan
$479
2.11M
Batam
$555
1.2M
Bogor
$487
982K
Makassar
$532
1.34M
Semarang
$548
1.62M
Pekanbaru
$540
983K
Samarinda
$582
831K
Cilacap
$485
1.17M
Denpasar
$511
670K
Bandar Lampung
$376
1.17M
Pontianak
$420
681K
Malang
$391
866K
Serang
$525
613K
Padang
$880
909K
Banjarmasin
$465
662K
Cimahi
$487
587K
Jambi
$456
612K
Balikpapan
$612
598K
Cilegon
$518
388K
Tasikmalaya
$373
678K
Kupang
$536
467K