Ecuador vs Venezuela - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Venezuela
🚶 Cost of living one person
$844
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2101
$2050
🏠 One person rent
$360
$217
🏘️ Family rent
$599
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.8
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$376
💸 GDP per capita
$6875
$15944
😃 Human freedom index
6.99
4.18
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
10
🌐 English speaking %
1.2%
1%
🎓 Higher education
53
65
😀 Quality of life
37
29
🏙️ Population
18.1M
28.4M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($844) is 5% more expensive than in Venezuela ($805). Ecuador ranked 122nd vs 127th for Venezuela 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 0.5 months in Venezuela. Ranked 139th and 156th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs Venezuela

We calculate prices for Ecuador and Venezuela as a population-weighted mean of 19 and 77 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 Venezuela
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.7
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$1.48
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43
$15.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$23.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
21.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1274
$653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1814
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$32.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.78
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.41
$6.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.2
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.21
$5.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.34
$10.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$287
$98.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6933
$4781

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Cities Comparison in Ecuador vs Venezuela

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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 Venezuela

City Cost of living Population
Caracas
$1176
2.25M
Maracaibo
$714
1.55M
Valencia
$739
1.48M
Ciudad Bolivar
$868
568K
Santa Teresa del Tuy
$787
525K
Barquisimeto
$627
1.06M
Barinas
$817
874K
Maracay
$768
1.1M
Cabimas
$701
352K
Ciudad Guayana
$889
751K
Maturin
$838
753K
San Cristobal
$684
286K
Turmero
$813
255K
Valera
$722
250K
Barcelona
$908
550K
San Felipe
$730
221K
Catia La Mar
$1015
662K
Puerto Cabello
$779
209K
Guacara
$791
200K
Carupano
$697
174K
Cumana
$688
375K
Palo Negro
$743
154K
Ocumare del Tuy
$596
150K
Puerto Ayacucho
$768
130K
Ciudad Ojeda
$674
122K
La Asuncion
$638
118K
Carora
$677
113K
Los Teques
$963
333K
Coro
$576
266K
Socopo
$692
111K