Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 44.2% more expensive than Indonesia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.2% more in Ecuador
- Groceries
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pay 2.1% less in Ecuador
- Transportation
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pay 74.7% more in Ecuador
- Housing
-
pay 21.5% more in Ecuador
- Childcare
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pay 40.9% more in Ecuador
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 63.9% more in Ecuador
- Clothing
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pay 37.5% more in Ecuador
The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, and housing in Ecuador are more expensive than in Indonesia.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 73.2% more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR29,490.30
|
$3.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR53,496.10
|
$6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,405.31
|
$0.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,827.58
|
$0.62
|
|
pay 2.1% less for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR20,532.88
|
$1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR75,013.58
|
$3.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR85,820.40
|
$4.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR26,802.33
|
$2.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR23,263.60
|
$2.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR19,380.01
|
$0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR10,242.81
|
$0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR13,419.76
|
$0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,979.85
|
$0.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR9,288.43
|
$0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR15,268.45
|
$0.49
|
|
pay 74.7% more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR51,232.15
|
$2.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR200,101.15
|
$24.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR399,537,356.73
|
$23,111.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR64,191.30
|
$12.51
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR440,659.49
|
$30.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,616,173.42
|
$344.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,713,124.58
|
$278.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR789,684.52
|
$37.19
|
|
pay 40.9% more for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,855,480.83
|
$227.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR100,167,574.92
|
$4,800.83
|
|
pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR45,337.22
|
$2.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR28,308.19
|
$2.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR35,956.62
|
$5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR441,608.90
|
$32.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR52,169.60
|
$6.55
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR693,792.03
|
$53.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR462,465.23
|
$46.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,130,120.55
|
$93.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,076,428.83
|
$77.58
|
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