Ecuador vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

Ecuador Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$779
$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1988
$2989
🏠 One person rent
$321
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$575
$1054
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.1
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$558
$2322
💸 GDP per capita
$6391
$33815
😃 Human freedom index
7.12
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
84.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
73
🌐 English speaking %
2%
15%
🎓 Higher education
54
98
😀 Quality of life
46
92
🏙️ Population
18M
125M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($779) is 33% less expensive than in Japan ($1155). Ecuador ranked 115th vs 55th 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 0.7 months in Ecuador compared to 2 months in Japan. Ranked 95th and 11th 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
$4.94
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$793
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$98.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1293
$4796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1255
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$26.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.1
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.89
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.08
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.45
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$33.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7269
$12440

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$864
2.72M
Quito
$797
2.01M
Santo Domingo
$634
271K
Cuenca
$778
330K
Duran
$763
231K
Ambato
$599
165K
Machala
$609
231K
Manta
$887
218K
Quevedo
$581
151K
Milagro
$723
134K
Ibarra
$580
132K
Loja
$622
170K
Portoviejo
$672
207K
Esmeraldas
$601
154K
Babahoyo
$775
90.2K
La Libertad
$752
95.9K
Riobamba
$556
146K
Galapagos Islands
$671
25K
Montanita
$724
1K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1601
14M
Yokohama
$1463
3.76M
Osaka
$1212
2.75M
Nagoya
$1332
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1094
1.54M
Kobe
$1274
1.52M
Sapporo
$1101
1.96M
Sendai
$1103
1.06M
Fukuoka
$1252
1.6M
Hiroshima
$1116
1.2M
Saitama
$1081
1.33M
Kyoto
$1171
1.46M
Sakai
$1215
824K
Yokosuka
$1176
390K
Chiba
$1271
975K
Sagamihara
$1124
726K
Kitakyushu
$1060
935K
Kagoshima
$1165
594K
Hachioji
$1113
576K
Kumamoto
$1021
738K
Kawaguchi
$1099
593K
Amagasaki
$1205
459K
Utsunomiya
$1082
518K
Okayama
$1051
720K
Kashiwa
$1223
428K
Niigata
$1047
791K
Funabashi
$1192
641K
Shizuoka
$1073
686K
Hamamatsu
$1153
788K
Himeji
$1107
528K