Ecuador vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

Ecuador Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$779
$615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1988
$1554
🏠 One person rent
$321
$287
🏘️ Family rent
$575
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.1
$50.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$558
$581
💸 GDP per capita
$6391
$15345
😃 Human freedom index
7.12
6.01
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
28
🌐 English speaking %
2%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
54
85
😀 Quality of life
46
44
🏙️ Population
18M
147M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($779) is 27% more expensive than in Russia ($615). Ecuador ranked 115th vs 150th 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 0.7 months in Ecuador compared to 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 95th and 107th 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
$4.94
$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.89
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$629
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$6.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
10.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1293
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1255
$1459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$5.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$6.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.1
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.89
$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.08
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.45
$3.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7269
$5453

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$864
2.72M
Quito
$797
2.01M
Santo Domingo
$634
271K
Cuenca
$778
330K
Duran
$763
231K
Ambato
$599
165K
Machala
$609
231K
Manta
$887
218K
Quevedo
$581
151K
Milagro
$723
134K
Ibarra
$580
132K
Loja
$622
170K
Portoviejo
$672
207K
Esmeraldas
$601
154K
Babahoyo
$775
90.2K
La Libertad
$752
95.9K
Riobamba
$556
146K
Galapagos Islands
$671
25K
Montanita
$724
1K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$942
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$739
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$641
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$615
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$623
1.25M
Rostov-on-Don
$641
1.14M
Kazan
$561
1.24M
Krasnoyarsk
$547
1.08M
Ufa
$477
1.12M
Voronezh
$437
1.05M
Chelyabinsk
$495
1.2M
Samara
$599
1.17M
Tyumen
$602
745K
Omsk
$468
1.17M
Krasnodar
$504
949K
Perm
$482
1.05M
Volgograd
$464
1M
Saratov
$476
845K
Surgut
$588
396K
Vladivostok
$779
597K
Sochi
$651
412K
Yaroslavl
$483
601K
Khabarovsk
$641
616K
Balashikha
$652
468K
Izhevsk
$453
646K
Kemerovo
$458
559K
Irkutsk
$526
624K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$411
534K
Barnaul
$450
631K
Tolyatti
$430
686K