Ecuador vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$814
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2057
$2959
🏠 One person rent
$338
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$1024
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.6
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$523
$2197
💸 GDP per capita
$6533
$33834
😃 Human freedom index
7.03
8.4
❤️ Life expectancy
77.9
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
73
🌐 English speaking %
2%
15%
🎓 Higher education
53
98
😀 Quality of life
40
89
🏙️ Population
16.9M
125M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($814) is 30% less expensive than in Japan ($1160). Ecuador ranked 120th vs 65th for Japan 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 1.9 months in Japan. Ranked 114th and 16th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs Japan

We calculate prices for Ecuador and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 19 and 907 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 Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$6.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.26
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$594
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.6
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.51%
1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1253
$5404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1967
$3197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$60.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.16
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.81
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$17.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6728
$11669

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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 Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1641
14.3M
Yokohama
$1385
3.76M
Osaka
$1212
2.75M
Nagoya
$1248
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1187
1.54M
Sapporo
$1268
1.96M
Kyoto
$1210
1.46M
Kobe
$1119
1.52M
Sendai
$1111
1.06M
Saitama
$1038
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1162
1.6M
Sakai
$1174
824K
Hiroshima
$1003
1.2M
Yokosuka
$1153
390K
Sagamihara
$1060
726K
Chiba
$1244
975K
Kitakyushu
$1044
935K
Kagoshima
$1092
594K
Hachioji
$1252
576K
Kumamoto
$970
738K
Wakayama
$1226
353K
Amagasaki
$1132
456K
Kawaguchi
$1056
594K
Utsunomiya
$1048
518K
Niigata
$1108
791K
Shizuoka
$991
686K
Hamamatsu
$1046
788K
Funabashi
$1145
641K
Himeji
$1212
528K
Kurashiki
$1103
475K