Ecuador vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$814
$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2057
$3555
🏠 One person rent
$338
$811
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.6
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$523
$3016
💸 GDP per capita
$6533
$56305
😃 Human freedom index
7.03
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
77.9
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
82
🌐 English speaking %
2%
89%
🎓 Higher education
53
95
😀 Quality of life
40
92
🏙️ Population
16.9M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($814) is 48% less expensive than in Sweden ($1571). Ecuador ranked 120th vs 31st for Sweden 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 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 114th and 10th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Ecuador and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 19 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$7.2
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$656
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$594
$1625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$1182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.6
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.51%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1253
$5608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1967
$3611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$78.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.16
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.81
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6728
$4409

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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 Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1991
985K
Gothenburg
$1725
608K
Malmo
$1570
325K
Vasteras
$1338
129K
Uppsala
$1460
167K
Helsingborg
$1306
114K
Linkoping
$1347
116K
Orebro
$1275
127K
Taby
$1586
77.4K
Lund
$1459
94.4K
Umea
$1234
91.9K
Norrkoping
$1285
98.1K
Solna
$1628
85.3K
Sollentuna
$2039
77.3K
Jonkoping
$1407
101K
Eskilstuna
$1274
69.9K
Sodertalje
$1644
76.3K
Gavle
$1463
79K
Karlstad
$1259
67.1K
Halmstad
$1341
71.4K
Sigtuna
$1604
52.5K
Boras
$1264
74K
Uddevalla
$1355
57.1K
Lulea
$1355
49.1K
Sundsvall
$1285
58.8K
Skovde
$1415
57.6K
Trollhattan
$1206
50.5K
Vaxjo
$1328
71.3K
Ostersund
$1400
53K
Tumba
$1638
46K