Ecuador vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$837
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2064
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$352
$518
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$851
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$528
$129
💸 GDP per capita
$6875
$807
😃 Human freedom index
6.99
5.61
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
54.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
26
🌐 English speaking %
1.2%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
54
61
😀 Quality of life
32
8
🏙️ Population
16.9M
211M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($837) is 7% less expensive than in Nigeria ($902). Ecuador ranked 122nd vs 110th for Nigeria 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 0.1 months in Nigeria. Ranked 145th and 192nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Ecuador and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 19 and 33 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 Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$2.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.8
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.89
 Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$1818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$1005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.92%
16.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$1319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1918
$1165
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$13.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$4.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$3.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.92
$1.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.73
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.5
$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.5
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.13
$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$8.63
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.15
$1.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$17.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$86.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6375
$1813

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1185
15.1M
Kano
$549
4.35M
Abuja
$1494
1.69M
Ibadan
$761
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$681
3.33M
Benin
$633
1.78M
Onitsha
$1064
1.48M
Maiduguri
$628
1.2M
Kaduna
$401
760K
Enugu
$480
1.03M
Ilorin
$521
848K
Bauchi
$767
694K
Akure
$654
848K
Aba
$679
1.16M
Ife
$779
502K
Owerri
$1774
908K
Jos
$826
623K
Gusau
$598
383K
Zaria
$542
408K
Minna
$756
322K
Katsina
$586
318K
Abeokuta
$1009
889K
Ado Ekiti
$649
447K
Sokoto
$437
428K
Oyo
$681
387K
Calabar
$390
371K
Umuahia
$956
359K
Awka
$866
302K
Warri
$925
363K
Owo
$669
222K