Ecuador vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$814
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2057
$1738
🏠 One person rent
$338
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.6
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$523
$666
💸 GDP per capita
$6533
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
7.03
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
77.9
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
26
🌐 English speaking %
2%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
53
85
😀 Quality of life
40
44
🏙️ Population
16.9M
146M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($814) is 19% more expensive than in Russia ($687). Ecuador ranked 120th vs 143rd for Russia 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 months in Russia. Ranked 114th and 91st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs Russia

We calculate prices for Ecuador and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 19 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.93
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$400
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$594
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.6
$86.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$6.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.51%
13.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1253
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1967
$1604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$5.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.16
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.81
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6728
$6416

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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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1075
13M
Saint Petersburg
$874
5.38M
Novosibirsk
$649
1.63M
Yekaterinburg
$701
1.47M
Kazan
$654
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1.21M
Rostov-on-Don
$627
1.14M
Krasnodar
$635
1.14M
Ufa
$567
1.13M
Samara
$589
1.16M
Krasnoyarsk
$669
1.09M
Perm
$559
1.03M
Chelyabinsk
$523
1.18M
Tyumen
$698
861K
Omsk
$406
1.11M
Voronezh
$419
1.05M
Volgograd
$523
1M
Khabarovsk
$750
616K
Irkutsk
$741
624K
Vladivostok
$758
592K
Balashikha
$633
530K
Saratov
$518
838K
Surgut
$612
396K
Penza
$514
492K
Kemerovo
$495
557K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
546K
Izhevsk
$620
621K
Yaroslavl
$533
571K
Tomsk
$519
575K
Barnaul
$619
623K