Cost of living in Cuenca, Ecuador

The cost of living in Cuenca, Ecuador is approximately 770 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 1956 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in Cuenca

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
770 $
Without Rent
431 $
Rent & Utilities
339 $
Food
294 $
Transport
46 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
493 $
GDP per Capita
6,533 $
Freedom Index
7.03
Lifespan
78 years
Speak English
2%
Population
362.0K

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 3.49 $
Dinner 30.3 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 8.04 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 3.02 $
Capuccino 2.39 $
Coke, 330ml 1.04 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.14 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.48 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.37 $
Eggs, 12 pack 1.92 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 4.66 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 6.36 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 5.55 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.83 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.11 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.53 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.13 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.17 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.09 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.7 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 2.2 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 9.55 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.79 $
Cigarette pack 6.01 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.35 $
Monthly Pass 25.8 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 0.62 $
Taxi, 8 km 9.69 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 28.9 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 10.4 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 5.63 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.69 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1.85 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 24 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 36 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 32.6 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 278 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 546 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 303 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 613 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 1,306 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 1,316 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 493 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 11.23%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 30.6 $
Cinema, 1 seat 6.26 $
Haircut 7.25 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 104 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 64.5 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 253 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 5,640 $

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Trinidad And Tobago
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Guyana
Cuenca vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 28% more expensive) Cuenca vs Linden (Linden is 32% more expensive) Cuenca vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 32% more expensive)
Mexico
Cuenca vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 55% more expensive) Cuenca vs Tijuana (Tijuana is 36% more expensive) Cuenca vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 5% less expensive) Cuenca vs Leon (Leon is 7% less expensive) Cuenca vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 31% more expensive) Cuenca vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 28% more expensive) Cuenca vs Puebla (Puebla is 22% more expensive) Cuenca vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 26% more expensive) Cuenca vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 63% more expensive) Cuenca vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 6% less expensive)
Suriname
Cuenca vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 13% more expensive) Cuenca vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 9% more expensive)
Ecuador
Cuenca vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 18% more expensive) Cuenca vs Quito (Quito is 17% more expensive) Cuenca vs Cuenca (Cuenca has similar costs) Cuenca vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo is 23% less expensive) Cuenca vs Duran (Duran is 5% more expensive) Cuenca vs Machala (Machala is 23% less expensive) Cuenca vs Manta (Manta is 13% more expensive) Cuenca vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 1% less expensive) Cuenca vs Loja (Loja is 20% less expensive) Cuenca vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 15% less expensive)
Peru
Cuenca vs Lima (Lima is 28% more expensive) Cuenca vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 27% less expensive) Cuenca vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 9% less expensive) Cuenca vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 33% less expensive) Cuenca vs Callao (Callao is 1% more expensive) Cuenca vs Piura (Piura is 27% less expensive) Cuenca vs Cusco (Cusco is 16% less expensive) Cuenca vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 36% less expensive) Cuenca vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 23% less expensive) Cuenca vs Iquitos (Iquitos is 12% less expensive)
Venezuela
Cuenca vs Caracas (Caracas is 36% more expensive) Cuenca vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 8% less expensive) Cuenca vs Valencia (Valencia is 2% more expensive) Cuenca vs Maracay (Maracay is 6% less expensive) Cuenca vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 7% less expensive) Cuenca vs Barinas (Barinas is 4% more expensive) Cuenca vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 16% more expensive) Cuenca vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 23% more expensive) Cuenca vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 13% more expensive) Cuenca vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 18% more expensive)
Colombia
Cuenca vs Bogota (Bogota is 13% more expensive) Cuenca vs Medellin (Medellin is 13% more expensive) Cuenca vs Cali (Cali is 5% less expensive) Cuenca vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 2% more expensive) Cuenca vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 3% less expensive) Cuenca vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 28% less expensive) Cuenca vs Soacha (Soacha is 3% less expensive) Cuenca vs Soledad (Soledad is 9% more expensive) Cuenca vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 38% less expensive) Cuenca vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga is 17% less expensive)
Brazil
Cuenca vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 31% more expensive) Cuenca vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 24% more expensive) Cuenca vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 5% more expensive) Cuenca vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 7% less expensive) Cuenca vs Salvador (Salvador is 4% less expensive) Cuenca vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 2% more expensive) Cuenca vs Manaus (Manaus is 4% more expensive) Cuenca vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 1% less expensive) Cuenca vs Recife (Recife is 1% more expensive) Cuenca vs Goiania (Goiania is 15% less expensive)
Argentina
Cuenca vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 18% more expensive) Cuenca vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 20% more expensive) Cuenca vs Rosario (Rosario is 18% less expensive) Cuenca vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 10% less expensive) Cuenca vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 3% less expensive) Cuenca vs Salta (Salta is 5% less expensive) Cuenca vs San Juan (San Juan is 15% less expensive) Cuenca vs Lanus (Lanus is 5% more expensive) Cuenca vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 50% less expensive) Cuenca vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 8% less expensive)
Bolivia
Cuenca vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 1% less expensive) Cuenca vs La Paz (La Paz is 13% less expensive) Cuenca vs El Alto (El Alto is 17% less expensive) Cuenca vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 30% less expensive) Cuenca vs Sucre (Sucre is 14% less expensive) Cuenca vs Oruro (Oruro is 22% less expensive) Cuenca vs Potosi (Potosi is 35% less expensive) Cuenca vs Tarija (Tarija is 19% less expensive) Cuenca vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 31% less expensive) Cuenca vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 0% more expensive)
Paraguay
Cuenca vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 14% less expensive) Cuenca vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 31% less expensive) Cuenca vs Luque (Luque is 22% less expensive) Cuenca vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 19% less expensive) Cuenca vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 32% less expensive) Cuenca vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 47% less expensive) Cuenca vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 33% less expensive) Cuenca vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 31% less expensive) Cuenca vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 30% less expensive)