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Cost of Living in Ecuador

 

Hostel/Budget hotel/Guest house (per night)

Dorm $4 USD

Single Private $7 USD


Typical meal in street side restaurant

$1.50 USD


Fresh fruit juice

$1 USD


Cup of Coffee

$.50 USD

15 minute Taxi ride

$3 USD

City bus or Subway ticket

$.25 USD


Intercity bus or train ticket (per three hours of travel)

$3 USD

Beer at a bar/club

$1-2 USD

Cover charge to nightclubs or discos

$3-10 USD

Internet café (per hour)

$.50 USD

 

Clothing and footwear

Nike shoes (original) $80-150 USD

Designer jeans $50-140 USD

Tobacco

$1 USD per pack


Haircut

$1.50-5 USD

Movie ticket

$3-4 USD

Fast food Hamburger meal

$2.50-4 USD

Ticket price of major, local sporting or cultural events

$20 USD Reggaeton concert

$10 USD Pro soccer game
Language school (per hour)

$5 /hr private spanish lessons (Quito)

 

Costs of Living
Rent of furnished room in shared apartment (price per person per month)

$125 month

 

Rent of a one bedroom furnished apartment (per month)

Up-scale area: $400-500 month

Average to lower-class area: $150 month

Cell phone (per month or per minute)

$.25 minute

Internet, Cable TV (per month)

$50-80 USD month for each


Utilities (Water, electricity, Gas, Telephone) per month

Water: $15 month

Electricity: average $25 mon


Membership to gym or aerobic, dance or martial arts classes (per month)

$30-60 USD per month



Afternoon at a beauty salon

$8 USD


Doctor Visit or consultation

$5 USD



Prescription medicines (a few example costs)

Tylenol: $3 per pack

Insurance (Medical and Car) (per year)

Car $1000 or more pre year (not common in Ecuador)


Domestic services: (maid, personal secretary, etc.) (per month)

$80-$175


Taxes (Property and income) (per year)

Property: on average $100 a year


Semester in local University

$100-500 USD

Gasoline (Petrol) (per gallon or liter (please specify))

$.50 a liter

For more detailed information check out the guide here.