Cost of Living in
Santa Cruz (Ecuador)

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$795	$1897
Without rent	$592	$1834
Rent & Utilities	$310.41	$582.06
Food	$353	$1014
Transport	$101.77	$231.93
Monthly salary after tax	$468.13
Quality of life	60.79
Life expectancy	65.66
Population	1.8M

The cost of living in Santa Cruz (Ecuador) is $795, which is 1.09 times less expensive than the average in Ecuador. Santa Cruz (Ecuador) ranked 24th most expensive in Ecuador.

The average salary after taxes in Santa Cruz (Ecuador) is $468.13, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months.

Santa Cruz (Ecuador)

We calculate prices for Santa Cruz (Ecuador) State as a population-weighted mean of 0 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$795	24 / 47
Without rent	$592	40 / 47
Rent & Utilities	$310.41	18 / 47
Food	$353	40 / 47
Transport	$101.77	45 / 47

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	510.22$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	336.91$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	619.56$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	486.69$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	30.48$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	39.99$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	32.34$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.19$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1709$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1089$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	6.31$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	33.59$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	9.34$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.95$
Cappuccino	3.32$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.88$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.39$
Monthly ticket local transport	22.73$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	10.54$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.88$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.63$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.17$
Eggs, x12	2.38$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	10.89$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	8.2$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	7.86$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.31$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.2$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.44$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.57$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.95$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.78$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	2.03$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	13.06$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.87$
Cigarette pack	6.88$
Cold medicince, 1 week	7.11$
Hair Shampoo	7.32$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	3.15$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	2.54$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	42.44$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	5.64$
Doctor's visit	32.65$
Haircut, simple	11.49$
Brand Jeans	62.85$
Brand Sneakers	119.97$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	310.82$
International Primary School, 1 year	7428$

Cost of living in other countries

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Valle del Cauca (Ecuador)	$2119
2	Los Rios (Ecuador)	$1670
3	Bolivar (Ecuador)	$1411
4	Napo (Ecuador)	$1225
5	Montecristi (Ecuador)	$1081
6	Cotopaxi	$1071
7	Guayaquil	$1067
8	Santo Domingo de los Colorados	$1055
9	Pedernales (Ecuador)	$998
10	Azuay	$982
11	Loja (Ecuador)	$959
12	Carchi	$931
13	Montanita	$909
14	Quito	$897
15	Imbabura	$886
16	Chimborazo	$884
17	Portoviejo	$882
18	Esmeraldas (Ecuador)	$861
19	Canar	$859
20	Orellana	$848
21	Pichincha	$837
22	Pastaza	$831
23	Manabi	$810
24	Santa Cruz (Ecuador)	$795
25	Babahoyo	$789
26	La Concordia	$788
27	Quevedo	$781
28	Galapagos Islands	$778
29	La Libertad (Ecuador)	$769
30	Duran	$768
31	Cuenca (Ecuador)	$758
32	San Vicente (Ecuador)	$757
33	Guayas	$738
34	Santa Elena (Ecuador)	$731
35	Tungurahua	$729
36	Manta	$716
37	Machala	$641
38	Milagro	$613
39	El Oro	$609
40	Morona-Santiago	$558
41	Zamora-Chinchipe	$547
42	Galapagos	$543
43	Santo Domingo (Ecuador)	$512
44	Ibarra	$483
45	Riobamba	$479
46	Sucumbios	$457
47	Ambato	$456

Cost of Living in Santa Cruz (Ecuador)

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones