Is Ecuador a good place to live for remote workers?

Ecuador scores 64/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 209.5 Mbps, safety 0, healthcare 78, air quality 92; English not scored) — rank 82 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Ecuador?

Median fixed broadband is around 209.5 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Ecuador?

Single-person essentials run about $842/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (3.6× essentials).

Livability · rank 82/167

Is 🇪🇨 Ecuador (Quito) a good place to live?

Quality score 64/100 against essentials of $842/month.

The five metrics

Internet 84 209.5 Mbps median broadband, 77.2% online

Safety 0 45.7 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 78 UHC service coverage 78/100 (2023)

Air quality 92 PM2.5 8.5 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: weak; World Bank WGI estimate -0.97 · corruption control -0.78 · stability -0.72 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $24.73 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $10.5/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($842)	Verdict
$2,000	2.4×	very comfortable
$3,000	3.6×	like royalty
$5,000	5.9×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina — quality 61.1, essentials $809/mo
🇲🇳 Mongolia — quality 49.8, essentials $657/mo
🇭🇺 Hungary — quality 83.2, essentials $1,094/mo
🇸🇻 El Salvador — quality 62.3, essentials $840/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Ecuador a good place to live for remote workers?: Ecuador scores 64/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 209.5 Mbps, safety 0, healthcare 78, air quality 92; English not scored) — rank 82 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Ecuador?: Median fixed broadband is around 209.5 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Ecuador?: Single-person essentials run about $842/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (3.6× essentials).