Ecuador vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$2896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2081
$7451
🏠 One person rent
$339
$1625
🏘️ Family rent
$618
$3010
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$885
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.8
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$544
$6356
💸 GDP per capita
$6391
$93260
😃 Human freedom index
7.03
9.01
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
82
🌐 English speaking %
2%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
53
99
😀 Quality of life
45
100
🏙️ Population
18M
8.74M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($815) is 72% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2896). Ecuador ranked 108th vs 4th for Switzerland 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 2.2 months in Switzerland. Ranked 99th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Ecuador and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 19 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.58
$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$115
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$7.9
 Cappuccino
$2.65
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$4.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$1724
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$1335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$3238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$2583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.3
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.76%
2.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1320
$13664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1463
$9455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.6
$93.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$39.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$7.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$26.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$48.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$9.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.41
$17.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.35
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$86.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.31
$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.1
$146
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.43
$41.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$129
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$2580
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6901
$28469

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$903
2.72M
Quito
$851
2.01M
Cuenca
$790
330K
Duran
$801
231K
Santo Domingo
$775
271K
Ambato
$570
165K
Machala
$603
231K
Manta
$870
218K
Milagro
$731
134K
Ibarra
$536
132K
Quevedo
$638
151K
Loja
$637
170K
Portoviejo
$642
207K
Esmeraldas
$612
154K
Babahoyo
$834
90.2K
La Libertad
$814
95.9K
Riobamba
$547
146K
Galapagos Islands
$688
25K
Montanita
$754
1K

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3380
443K
Basel
$2820
178K
Geneva
$3266
202K
Bern
$2569
134K
Lausanne
$2706
139K
Winterthur
$3178
110K
Lucerne
$2925
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2322
75.8K
Biel/Bienne
$2400
55.2K
Lugano
$2555
63.2K
Koniz
$2597
41.8K
Thun
$2527
43.7K
Zug
$3444
30.5K
Vernier
$3031
34.8K
Uster
$3059
36.8K
Altstetten
$3073
35.6K
Bellinzona
$2918
43.8K
Neuchatel
$2248
33.5K
Schaffhausen
$2354
36.6K
Dubendorf
$3200
28K
Lancy
$3018
31.9K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
30.2K
Chur
$2193
35K
Sion
$1952
34.7K
Fribourg
$2368
38.4K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
39K
Montreux
$2693
26K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
27K
Emmen
$2882
29.3K
Frauenfeld
$2436
25.4K