Cost of Living in

Galapagos

HiraCost
Cost of living
One person
Family of 4
Total with rent $543 $1268
Without rent $372 $863
Rent & Utilities $217.63 $312.4
Food $212 $522
Transport $41.94 $154.86
Monthly salary after tax $344.3
Quality of life 33.33
Life expectancy 77.12
Population 10.5K

The cost of living in Galapagos is $543, which is 1.6 times less expensive than the average in Ecuador. Galapagos ranked 6th most expensive in Ecuador.

The average salary after taxes in Galapagos is $344.3, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months.

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We calculate prices for Galapagos State as a population-weighted mean of 3 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 $543 6 / 47
Without rent $372 9 / 47
Rent & Utilities $217.63 8 / 47
Food $212 2 / 47
Transport $41.94 14 / 47
Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 162.41$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 149.36$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 315.52$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 173.86$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. 27.88$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. 41.58$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited 16.03$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years 11.43$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 3047$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 2820$
Eating Out
Lunch Menu 2.61$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 7.84$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's 4.56$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.82$
Cappuccino 2.89$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz 1.44$
Transportation
Local transport ticket 0.38$
Monthly ticket local transport 48.16$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi 13.13$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal 1.94$
Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.17$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb 1.31$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.81$
Eggs, x12 2.08$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 6.22$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 4.01$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 7.54$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.36$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.92$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.69$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.99$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.86$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.69$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.59$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.73$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle 7.44$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.23$
Cigarette pack 7.83$
Cold medicince, 1 week 8.65$
Hair Shampoo 3.79$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.39$
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1.22$
Other
Gym Membership, 1 month 23.84$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person 2.58$
Doctor's visit 31.03$
Haircut, simple 3.44$
Brand Jeans 33.37$
Brand Sneakers 52.29$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month 183.37$
International Primary School, 1 year 2311$
Cost of living in other countries
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States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

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

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