Ecuador vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2027
$2976
🏠 One person rent
$324
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$597
$1138
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$89.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$1865
💸 GDP per capita
$6391
$29350
😃 Human freedom index
7.12
8.08
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
60
🌐 English speaking %
2%
22%
🎓 Higher education
54
91
😀 Quality of life
45
80
🏙️ Population
18M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($789) is 39% less expensive than in Spain ($1302). Ecuador ranked 108th vs 41st for Spain 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 1.4 months in Spain. Ranked 97th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs Spain

We calculate prices for Ecuador and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 19 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.5
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.77
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$3.25
 Cappuccino
$2.68
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$560
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$914
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$84.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1246
$3354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1443
$2210
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$5.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.27
$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.89
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.07
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$236
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6563
$7821

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$869
2.72M
Quito
$804
2.01M
Cuenca
$801
330K
Duran
$769
231K
Santo Domingo
$755
271K
Ambato
$578
165K
Machala
$603
231K
Manta
$901
218K
Milagro
$725
134K
Ibarra
$567
132K
Quevedo
$672
151K
Loja
$607
170K
Portoviejo
$652
207K
Esmeraldas
$593
154K
Babahoyo
$762
90.2K
La Libertad
$779
95.9K
Riobamba
$566
146K
Galapagos Islands
$682
25K
Montanita
$741
1K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1612
3.28M
Barcelona
$1757
1.64M
Valencia
$1382
792K
Tenerife
$1272
932K
Seville
$1225
682K
Malaga
$1382
579K
Zaragoza
$1155
673K
Bilbao
$1508
344K
Palma de Mallorca
$1500
416K
Murcia
$1172
460K
Pamplona
$1325
203K
Alicante
$1177
339K
Valladolid
$1208
296K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1406
265K
Gijon
$1167
268K
San Sebastian
$1546
188K
Terrassa
$1323
224K
Las Palmas
$1246
379K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1308
254K
Vigo
$1129
292K
Cordoba
$1059
320K
Sabadell
$1336
216K
Badalona
$1499
224K
Granada
$1190
229K
Jerez de la Frontera
$944
213K
A Coruna
$1203
245K
Oviedo
$1105
186K
Elche
$986
236K
Cartagena
$982
217K
Santander
$1167
172K