Ecuador vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$844
$1728
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2101
$3883
🏠 One person rent
$360
$880
🏘️ Family rent
$599
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.8
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$6875
$57723
😃 Human freedom index
6.99
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
80
🌐 English speaking %
1.2%
89%
🎓 Higher education
53
95
😀 Quality of life
37
92
🏙️ Population
18.1M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($844) is 51% less expensive than in Sweden ($1728). Ecuador ranked 122nd vs 28th 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 139th and 11th 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
$3.99
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.7
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$7.68
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$935
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$709
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43
$89.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1274
$6199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1814
$4067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$87.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.78
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.41
$8.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.2
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.21
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.34
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$94.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$287
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6933
$6191

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$1006
2.65M
Quito
$882
1.76M
Cuenca
$780
362K
Duran
$869
295K
Santo Domingo
$598
335K
Machala
$587
288K
Manta
$859
259K
Ibarra
$585
158K
Loja
$601
203K
Milagro
$745
160K
Portoviejo
$776
244K
Quevedo
$649
178K
Ambato
$542
177K
Esmeraldas
$606
155K
Riobamba
$509
177K
La Libertad
$712
112K
Babahoyo
$841
98.3K
Galapagos Islands
$677
25K
Montanita
$728
1K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2297
985K
Gothenburg
$1823
675K
Malmo
$1757
339K
Uppsala
$1650
175K
Vasteras
$1494
132K
Orebro
$1325
129K
Linkoping
$1530
117K
Helsingborg
$1485
116K
Taby
$1759
77.7K
Lund
$1619
98.3K
Norrkoping
$1390
98.2K
Solna
$1983
85.8K
Sollentuna
$1968
77.7K
Jonkoping
$1528
103K
Gavle
$1483
86.5K
Eskilstuna
$1446
70.6K
Umea
$1372
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1779
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1482
74.1K
Karlstad
$1460
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1396
70.9K
Lulea
$1522
49.6K
Boras
$1503
75.6K
Sigtuna
$1681
52.7K
Akersberga
$1940
37.7K
Halmstad
$1362
73K
Skovde
$1551
58K
Uddevalla
$1543
57K
Trollhattan
$1353
50.1K
Ostersund
$1522
54K