Retire score: 5.17
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Latin America & Caribbean

Ecuador

Affordable cost
Warm climate
Upper middle income

Quick highlights

  • Capital: Quito
  • Income level: Upper middle income
  • Currency: USD
ISO3
ECU
Climate
Warm
Cost band
Affordable
Score
5.17

Overview

ISO3
ECU
ISO2
EC
Country
Ecuador
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Income level
Upper middle income
Capital
Quito
Capital latitude
-0.23
Capital longitude
-78.52
Population
18,103,660
Area (km^2)
276,841
Currencies
USD
Languages
Spanish
English official
No
Flag
Ecuador flagOpen

Cost of living & financial considerations

CoL + rent
Cost of living
Rent index
Groceries index
Restaurant prices
Purchasing power
Price-to-income
11.6
Mortgage % income
139.4
Affordability index
0.7
Price-to-rent (center)
19.6
Price-to-rent (outside)
13.9
Rental yield (center)
5.1
Rental yield (outside)
7.2

Healthcare access & quality

Healthcare score
UHC index
Healthcare index
Healthcare exp. index

Safety & stability

Political stability (pct)
Safety index
Crime index

Climate & environment

Air quality score
PM2.5 exposure
Pollution index
Exp. pollution index
Climate zone
warm

Social & community infrastructure

English official
No
Population
18,103,660

Infrastructure & logistics

Internet score
—
Broadband subs/100
—
Fixed speed (Mbps)
Mobile speed (Mbps)
Traffic index
Commute time index
Time exp. index
Traffic inefficiency
CO2 emissions index

Legal & administrative ease

Income level
Upper middle income
Rule of law (pct)
—
Corruption (CPI)
—