Ecuador vs North Macedonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador North Macedonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2084
$1651
🏠 One person rent
$326
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$32.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$527
$657
💸 GDP per capita
$6610
$8624
😃 Human freedom index
6.99
7.61
❤️ Life expectancy
77.9
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
40
🌐 English speaking %
1.2%
5%
🎓 Higher education
54
67
😀 Quality of life
32
53
🏙️ Population
16.9M
1.84M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($812) is 19% more expensive than in North Macedonia ($682). Ecuador ranked 121st vs 144th for North Macedonia 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 months in North Macedonia. Ranked 141st and 73rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs North Macedonia

We calculate prices for Ecuador and North Macedonia as a population-weighted mean of 19 and 10 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 North Macedonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.92
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.92
 Cappuccino
$2.64
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$81.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1196
$1733
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$1281
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$4.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.58
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.79
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.4
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6414
$3548

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In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$925
2.65M
Quito
$884
1.76M
Cuenca
$758
362K
Duran
$806
295K
Santo Domingo
$532
335K
Machala
$569
288K
Ambato
$573
177K
Manta
$990
259K
Ibarra
$519
158K
Loja
$600
203K
Quevedo
$651
178K
Portoviejo
$716
244K
Milagro
$697
160K
Esmeraldas
$610
155K
La Libertad
$816
112K
Babahoyo
$823
98.3K
Riobamba
$538
177K
Galapagos Islands
$674
25K
Montanita
$766
1K

In North Macedonia

City Cost of living Population
Skopje
$772
423K
Tetovo
$682
63.2K
Kumanovo
$588
70.8K
Bitola
$635
69.3K
Prilep
$537
63.3K
Veles
$545
40.7K
Ohrid
$636
38.8K
Strumica
$612
33.8K
Stip
$561
42K
Kavadarci
$556
32K