Ecuador vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$837
$2210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2064
$4856
🏠 One person rent
$352
$1189
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$1923
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$726
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$528
$3813
💸 GDP per capita
$6875
$86810
😃 Human freedom index
6.99
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
81
🌐 English speaking %
1.2%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
54
94
😀 Quality of life
32
92
🏙️ Population
16.9M
5.59M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($837) is 62% less expensive than in Norway ($2210). Ecuador ranked 122nd vs 14th for Norway 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 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 145th and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs Norway

We calculate prices for Ecuador and Norway 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 Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$23.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.8
$99.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$10.3
 Cappuccino
$2.71
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$944
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.92%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$7503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1918
$5500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$28.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$4.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.92
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.73
$7.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.5
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.5
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.13
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.15
$36.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6375
$10474

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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 Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2690
709K
Bergen
$2240
291K
Trondheim
$2326
192K
Baerum
$2039
132K
Stavanger
$2294
150K
Drammen
$1739
105K
Asker
$2251
100K
Lillestrom
$2058
95.8K
Sandnes
$2039
84.9K
Tromso
$2428
79.4K
Fredrikstad
$2175
85.9K
Tonsberg
$1967
59.8K
Moss
$1941
52.6K
Kristiansand
$1463
64.9K
Alesund
$1795
52.2K
Sarpsborg
$1894
60.1K
Skien
$1871
56.9K
Karmoy
$1618
43.7K
Sandefjord
$2001
45.5K
Bodo
$1855
42.4K
Arendal
$1846
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1808
37.3K
Hamar
$1971
28.5K
Molde
$1991
33.2K
Halden
$1759
32K
Gjovik
$2036
31.2K
Kongsberg
$1881
29K
Kristiansund
$1879
24.6K
Jessheim
$2170
23K
Larvik
$1868
26.7K