Ecuador vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2084
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$326
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$558
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$31
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$527
$382
💸 GDP per capita
$6610
$3805
😃 Human freedom index
6.99
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
77.9
72.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
33
🌐 English speaking %
1.2%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
54
58
😀 Quality of life
32
47
🏙️ Population
16.9M
109M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($812) is 37% more expensive than in the Philippines ($594). Ecuador ranked 121st vs 163rd for the Philippines 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 0.6 months in the Philippines. Ranked 141st and 86th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for Ecuador and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 19 and 86 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 Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.92
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$2.64
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1196
$2302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$1256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$2.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.58
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.79
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.4
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$37.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6414
$4832

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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 the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$706
2.96M
Manila
$766
1.85M
Davao
$626
1.78M
Makati
$901
630K
Taguig
$780
887K
Caloocan
$640
1.66M
Valenzuela
$506
715K
Cebu
$709
964K
Pasig
$670
803K
Las Pinas
$589
606K
Paranaque
$621
690K
Muntinlupa
$676
543K
San Jose del Monte
$496
652K
Mandaluyong
$746
426K
Dasmarinas
$400
703K
La Union
$558
822K
Pasay
$770
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$597
728K
Antipolo
$535
887K
Marikina
$546
456K
Imus
$518
497K
Zamboanga
$516
977K
Bacoor
$538
665K
Palawan
$600
940K
Calamba
$486
540K
General Trias
$457
451K
Angeles
$613
463K
General Santos
$440
697K
Cainta
$704
377K
Binangonan
$487
314K