Ecuador vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$845
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2027
$2270
🏠 One person rent
$324
$337
🏘️ Family rent
$597
$690
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$310
💸 GDP per capita
$6391
$1267
😃 Human freedom index
7.12
5.25
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
59.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
23
🌐 English speaking %
2%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
54
49
😀 Quality of life
45
22
🏙️ Population
18M
15.2M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($789) is 7% less expensive than in Zimbabwe ($845). Ecuador ranked 108th vs 97th for Zimbabwe 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 0.4 months in Zimbabwe. Ranked 97th and 166th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs Zimbabwe

We calculate prices for Ecuador and Zimbabwe as a population-weighted mean of 19 and 10 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 Zimbabwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.5
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$41.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.77
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.52
 Cappuccino
$2.68
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$94.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
14.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1246
$1215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1443
$1002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$5.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.27
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.89
$8.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.07
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$36.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$236
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6563
$8314

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$869
2.72M
Quito
$804
2.01M
Cuenca
$801
330K
Duran
$769
231K
Santo Domingo
$755
271K
Ambato
$578
165K
Machala
$603
231K
Manta
$901
218K
Milagro
$725
134K
Ibarra
$567
132K
Quevedo
$672
151K
Loja
$607
170K
Portoviejo
$652
207K
Esmeraldas
$593
154K
Babahoyo
$762
90.2K
La Libertad
$779
95.9K
Riobamba
$566
146K
Galapagos Islands
$682
25K
Montanita
$741
1K

In Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$950
2.15M
Masvingo
$820
1.64M
Bulawayo
$705
653K
Chitungwiza
$838
365K
Mutare
$763
188K
Gweru
$699
141K
Kadoma
$665
116K
Kwekwe
$585
93.1K
Chinhoyi
$774
56.8K
Marondera
$765
52.3K