Ecuador vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2084
$4349
🏠 One person rent
$326
$1040
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$1738
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$527
$3389
💸 GDP per capita
$6610
$87925
😃 Human freedom index
6.99
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
77.9
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
81
🌐 English speaking %
1.2%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
54
94
😀 Quality of life
32
92
🏙️ Population
16.9M
5.55M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($812) is 58% less expensive than in Norway ($1954). Ecuador ranked 121st vs 16th 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 141st and 9th 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
$3.92
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$92.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$9.46
 Cappuccino
$2.64
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$1045
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1196
$6419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$4662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$70.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.58
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.79
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.4
$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$33.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$90.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6414
$7788

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Cities Comparison in Ecuador vs Norway

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2292
709K
Bergen
$2006
291K
Trondheim
$2137
213K
Baerum
$1872
130K
Stavanger
$2049
146K
Drammen
$1627
105K
Asker
$1930
100K
Lillestrom
$1945
94.2K
Sandnes
$1709
82.5K
Tromso
$2196
78K
Fredrikstad
$1977
84.4K
Tonsberg
$1714
58.6K
Moss
$1707
51.2K
Kristiansand
$1326
64.1K
Alesund
$1603
52.2K
Skien
$1651
55.9K
Karmoy
$1457
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1500
59K
Sandefjord
$1864
44.4K
Bodo
$1673
41.7K
Arendal
$1623
37.8K
Hamar
$1764
27.9K
Molde
$1813
32.4K
Porsgrunn
$1528
37.1K
Halden
$1575
31.7K
Gjovik
$1722
30.6K
Kongsberg
$1747
28.8K
Jessheim
$1838
23.9K
Kristiansund
$1700
24.2K
Harstad
$1937
25.1K