Ecuador vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$2498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2084
$5861
🏠 One person rent
$326
$1595
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$2818
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$638
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$527
$4485
💸 GDP per capita
$6610
$82769
😃 Human freedom index
6.99
8.64
❤️ Life expectancy
77.9
77.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
65
🌐 English speaking %
1.2%
95.3%
🎓 Higher education
54
100
😀 Quality of life
32
86
🏙️ Population
16.9M
340M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($812) is 67% less expensive than in the United States ($2498). Ecuador ranked 121st vs 7th for the United States 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 1.8 months in the United States. Ranked 141st and 21st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs the United States

We calculate prices for Ecuador and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 19 and 2202 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 United States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.92
$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$77.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$6.27
 Cappuccino
$2.64
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$1640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$1347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$2923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$2471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1196
$4583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$3784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.58
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.79
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.4
$125
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$21.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6414
$21164

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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 the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4441
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3196
3.9M
Chicago
$2678
2.75M
Houston
$2265
2.3M
San Diego
$3428
1.39M
Phoenix
$2395
1.61M
Philadelphia
$2597
1.6M
San Francisco
$3905
874K
Dallas
$2471
1.3M
San Jose
$3810
1.01M
San Antonio
$2033
1.43M
Austin
$2455
962K
Seattle
$3015
737K
Indianapolis
$2189
888K
Washington
$3149
690K
Fort Worth
$2289
919K
Hempstead
$2664
793K
Charlotte
$2528
875K
Boston
$3547
676K
Jacksonville
$2364
950K
Denver
$2717
716K
Columbus
$2145
906K
Portland
$2629
653K
Nashville
$2508
689K
Atlanta
$2570
499K
Las Vegas
$2271
642K
Oklahoma City
$1832
681K
Baltimore
$2287
586K
Oakland
$2968
441K
Sacramento
$2813
525K