Ecuador vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2084
$959
🏠 One person rent
$326
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$527
$176
💸 GDP per capita
$6610
$1365
😃 Human freedom index
6.99
5.4
❤️ Life expectancy
77.9
66.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
27
🌐 English speaking %
1.2%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
54
60
😀 Quality of life
32
24
🏙️ Population
16.9M
224M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($812) is 108% more expensive than in Pakistan ($390). Ecuador ranked 121st vs 195th for Pakistan 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 0.5 months in Pakistan. Ranked 141st and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs Pakistan

We calculate prices for Ecuador and Pakistan as a population-weighted mean of 19 and 36 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 Pakistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.92
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$2.64
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$111
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$71
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$159
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
19.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1196
$717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$6.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$4.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$4.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.58
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.79
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.4
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$15.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$40
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6414
$1391

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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 Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$442
14.9M
Lahore
$411
11.1M
Faisalabad
$306
3.2M
Peshawar
$346
1.97M
Gujranwala
$308
2.03M
Multan
$392
1.87M
Rawalpindi
$401
2.1M
Islamabad
$442
1.01M
Quetta
$266
1M
Hyderabad
$334
1.73M
Sialkot
$281
592K
Bahawalpur
$342
762K
Sargodha
$458
660K
Sheikhupura
$374
473K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
399K
Sukkur
$339
500K
Larkana
$338
491K
Mardan
$366
368K
Okara
$300
232K
Jhang
$292
414K
Wah
$382
259K
Mingora
$364
280K
Kamoke
$321
231K
Gujrat
$373
391K
Sahiwal
$305
248K
Chiniot
$389
478K
Nawabshah
$325
263K
Jacobabad
$325
201K
Kohat
$379
171K
Khanewal
$361
165K