Ecuador vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$817
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2044
$2377
🏠 One person rent
$341
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$564
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$46.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$550
$1126
💸 GDP per capita
$6875
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
45
🌐 English speaking %
1.6%
31%
🎓 Higher education
53
71
😀 Quality of life
41
71
🏙️ Population
18.1M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($817) is 15% less expensive than in Romania ($958). Ecuador ranked 128th vs 104th for Romania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ecuador compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 128th and 50th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs Romania

We calculate prices for Ecuador and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 19 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.69
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$2.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$99.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.3
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$9.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.85%
7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1625
$1856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$6.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$6.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.58
$6.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.47
$7.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.58
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.8
$7.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.4
$71.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$387
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6387
$9182

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In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$953
2.65M
Quito
$864
1.76M
Cuenca
$829
362K
Duran
$842
295K
Santo Domingo
$592
335K
Machala
$584
288K
Manta
$762
259K
Ambato
$516
177K
Loja
$559
203K
Ibarra
$557
158K
Quevedo
$653
178K
Milagro
$731
160K
Portoviejo
$780
244K
Esmeraldas
$613
155K
Riobamba
$514
177K
La Libertad
$707
112K
Babahoyo
$827
98.3K
Galapagos Islands
$658
25K
Montanita
$704
1K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1148
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1230
287K
Iasi
$1048
272K
Timisoara
$1000
251K
Constanta
$1119
264K
Brasov
$1120
238K
Craiova
$953
234K
Galati
$906
218K
Ploiesti
$896
181K
Oradea
$847
183K
Sibiu
$818
134K
Bacau
$807
136K
Braila
$870
155K
Pitesti
$1018
141K
Arad
$719
145K
Targu Mures
$725
116K
Suceava
$834
120K
Piatra Neamt
$712
79.7K
Baia Mare
$738
109K
Buzau
$801
103K
Botosani
$840
90K
Bistrita
$716
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$801
93.2K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
79.9K
Targu Jiu
$824
73.5K
Satu Mare
$719
91.5K
Vaslui
$855
63K
Targoviste
$776
67K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Giurgiu
$920
54.6K