Ecuador vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Ecuador Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2136
$2438
🏠 One person rent
$372
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.8
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$491
$1159
💸 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 %
1.2%
31%
🎓 Higher education
53
71
😀 Quality of life
37
71
🏙️ Population
18.1M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($859) is 12% less expensive than in Romania ($973). Ecuador ranked 121st vs 103rd 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 0.6 months in Ecuador compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 140th and 48th best countries to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

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
$4.25
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.2
$50.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.09%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1463
$2815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1580
$1875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$7.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.92
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.71
$6.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$7.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.07
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.47
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$333
$590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6549
$10186

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More countries to compare

Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$1029
2.65M
Quito
$902
1.76M
Cuenca
$822
362K
Duran
$905
295K
Santo Domingo
$598
335K
Machala
$584
288K
Manta
$814
259K
Ibarra
$569
158K
Loja
$594
203K
Portoviejo
$785
244K
Milagro
$755
160K
Quevedo
$656
178K
Esmeraldas
$613
155K
Ambato
$538
177K
Riobamba
$510
177K
La Libertad
$716
112K
Babahoyo
$847
98.3K
Galapagos Islands
$682
25K
Montanita
$734
1K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1138
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1243
287K
Timisoara
$1029
251K
Iasi
$1042
272K
Brasov
$1150
238K
Constanta
$1132
264K
Craiova
$983
234K
Galati
$950
218K
Ploiesti
$926
181K
Oradea
$894
183K
Sibiu
$840
134K
Braila
$871
155K
Bacau
$773
136K
Targu Mures
$795
116K
Pitesti
$970
141K
Arad
$734
145K
Suceava
$873
120K
Piatra Neamt
$740
79.7K
Buzau
$831
103K
Botosani
$869
90K
Baia Mare
$755
109K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
79.9K
Bistrita
$737
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$826
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$844
73.5K
Satu Mare
$777
91.5K
Vaslui
$871
63K
Alba Iulia
$800
64.2K
Targoviste
$800
67K
Giurgiu
$956
54.6K