Ecuador vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$814
$615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2057
$1589
🏠 One person rent
$338
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$579
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.6
$31.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$523
$392
💸 GDP per capita
$6533
$3726
😃 Human freedom index
7.03
6.46
❤️ Life expectancy
77.9
72.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
34
🌐 English speaking %
2%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
53
59
😀 Quality of life
40
46
🏙️ Population
16.9M
109M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($814) is 32% more expensive than in the Philippines ($615). Ecuador ranked 120th vs 161st 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 114th and 88th 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
$4.61
$3.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$3.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$594
$671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$75.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.6
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.51%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1253
$2157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1967
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$2.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.16
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.81
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6728
$5937

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$910
2.65M
Quito
$902
1.76M
Cuenca
$770
362K
Duran
$808
295K
Santo Domingo
$592
335K
Machala
$594
288K
Ambato
$574
177K
Manta
$870
259K
Ibarra
$528
158K
Loja
$617
203K
Quevedo
$651
178K
Milagro
$722
160K
Portoviejo
$760
244K
Esmeraldas
$618
155K
La Libertad
$813
112K
Babahoyo
$827
98.3K
Riobamba
$545
177K
Galapagos Islands
$679
25K
Montanita
$761
1K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$738
2.96M
Manila
$801
1.85M
Davao
$623
1.78M
Makati
$816
630K
Caloocan
$668
1.66M
Taguig
$820
887K
Cebu
$730
964K
Pasig
$705
803K
Valenzuela
$453
715K
Dasmarinas
$414
703K
Las Pinas
$633
606K
Paranaque
$650
690K
Cagayan de Oro
$636
728K
Muntinlupa
$725
543K
San Jose del Monte
$570
652K
La Union
$581
822K
Pasay
$650
441K
Antipolo
$590
887K
Marikina
$538
456K
Calamba
$518
540K
Imus
$614
497K
General Trias
$602
451K
Zamboanga
$501
977K
Bacoor
$564
665K
Mandaluyong
$770
426K
Palawan
$614
940K
General Santos
$463
697K
Angeles
$668
463K
Cainta
$717
377K
Binan
$579
407K