Ecuador vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$817
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2044
$1292
🏠 One person rent
$341
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$564
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$39.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$550
$289
💸 GDP per capita
$6875
$4925
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
6.67
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
71.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
34
🌐 English speaking %
1.6%
30.8%
🎓 Higher education
53
74
😀 Quality of life
41
49
🏙️ Population
18.1M
283M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($817) is 50% more expensive than in Indonesia ($543). Ecuador ranked 128th vs 178th 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 0.7 months in Ecuador compared to 0.5 months in Indonesia. Ranked 128th 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
$4.52
$1.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.69
$3.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.64
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.3
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.85%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1625
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$3.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.58
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.47
$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$1.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.58
$2.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.8
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.4
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$387
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6387
$6178

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In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$953
2.65M
Quito
$864
1.76M
Cuenca
$829
362K
Duran
$842
295K
Santo Domingo
$592
335K
Machala
$584
288K
Manta
$762
259K
Ambato
$516
177K
Loja
$559
203K
Ibarra
$557
158K
Quevedo
$653
178K
Milagro
$731
160K
Portoviejo
$780
244K
Esmeraldas
$613
155K
Riobamba
$514
177K
La Libertad
$707
112K
Babahoyo
$827
98.3K
Galapagos Islands
$658
25K
Montanita
$704
1K

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$627
11.1M
Bali
$1115
4.36M
Bekasi
$515
2.38M
Depok
$376
2.33M
Surabaya
$520
3.01M
Bandung
$502
2.88M
Tangerang
$552
2.24M
South Tangerang
$516
1.64M
Palembang
$371
1.54M
Medan
$453
2.11M
Batam
$501
1.2M
Bogor
$466
982K
Semarang
$490
1.62M
Makassar
$486
1.34M
Samarinda
$530
831K
Cilacap
$446
1.17M
Pontianak
$419
681K
Denpasar
$493
670K
Bandar Lampung
$345
1.17M
Serang
$472
613K
Pekanbaru
$466
983K
Malang
$358
866K
Padang
$794
909K
Cimahi
$468
587K
Banjarmasin
$436
662K
Jambi
$417
612K
Balikpapan
$556
598K
Tasikmalaya
$337
678K
Cilegon
$469
388K
Kupang
$504
467K