Ecuador vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2084
$2297
🏠 One person rent
$326
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$527
$821
💸 GDP per capita
$6610
$12282
😃 Human freedom index
6.99
7.08
❤️ Life expectancy
77.9
75.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
35
🌐 English speaking %
1.2%
55%
🎓 Higher education
54
83
😀 Quality of life
32
58
🏙️ Population
16.9M
6.65M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($812) is 16% less expensive than in Serbia ($965). Ecuador ranked 121st vs 91st for Serbia 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 0.9 months in Serbia. Ranked 141st and 62nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Ecuador and Serbia as a population-weighted mean of 19 and 10 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 Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.92
$8.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$2.64
 Cappuccino
$2.64
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$95.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1196
$3222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$2081
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$8.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.58
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.79
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.4
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$6.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6414
$6248

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$925
2.65M
Quito
$884
1.76M
Cuenca
$758
362K
Duran
$806
295K
Santo Domingo
$532
335K
Machala
$569
288K
Ambato
$573
177K
Manta
$990
259K
Ibarra
$519
158K
Loja
$600
203K
Quevedo
$651
178K
Portoviejo
$716
244K
Milagro
$697
160K
Esmeraldas
$610
155K
La Libertad
$816
112K
Babahoyo
$823
98.3K
Riobamba
$538
177K
Galapagos Islands
$674
25K
Montanita
$766
1K

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1160
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1012
380K
Nis
$711
183K
Pristina
$595
199K
Kragujevac
$807
151K
Subotica
$768
106K
Valjevo
$776
90.3K
Cacak
$759
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$662
66.5K
Mitrovica
$463
71.6K