Cost of Living in Manta

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$762
$1891
🛋️ Without rent
$418
$1308
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$344
$583
🍽️ Food
$275
$746
🚐 Transport
$51.5
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$479
😀 Quality of life
34
🏙️ Population
259K

The average cost of living in Manta is $762, which is in the top 25% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6954th out of 9294 in our global list and 7th out of 19 in Ecuador.

The median after-tax salary is $479, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months. Ranked 8559th (TOP 92%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 12th best city to live in Ecuador. With an estimated population of 259K, Manta is the 7th largest city in Ecuador.

✈️ Closest airport 4 km Eloy Alfaro International Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 12.3 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 8550 Civil University Eloy Alfaro of Manabi

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Prices in Manta

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
 Cappuccino
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1112
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6082

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