Cuenca, Ecuador: Is It Really That Cheap? | Cost of Living for Full-Time Travel and Early Retirement

Cuenca, Ecuador is a city of just under half a million people located in the Ecuadorian Andes. And it has attracted a lot of early retirees and people looking for a less expensive cost-of-living. But it is really that cheap? And what else should you think about before coming here?

We're long-term travelers and these are the prices we saw while we were renting an apartment and living in Cuenca.

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[kevinspriggs]

Love your fast format. You hit the key points quickly and is much appreciated.

Enjoy your journey.

[jayzogtm]

My fathers country & the city he was born in. He never thought it become this beautiful when we saw it last October going for my first time. Absolutely beautiful & cheap for sure. Food is amazing as well

[JasonSmith-cqfn]

This was great. Good info at the end about dogs and power outages n such that most never mention.

[GuiCDourado]

Nice video.
Small corrections regarding transportation:
- Bus fare is 0, 30 U$
- Fuel cost is 2, 40 per gallon already, this is not litter. It is this cheap!

[scottlevine]

Nice video. I’m going for a monthlong fam trip to see if I want to relo there, and your vid is very helpful.

[jerrygarcia]

Thank you! I’m hoping to experience Cuenca this upcoming January

[edisonsanchez]

Great video, gas is actually 2.40 usd per gallon not per litre

[saxonsteve]

I would absolutely consider this place! It looks great and I could actually live there with just my social security check. Thank you 🙏!

[bajas]

Ecuador 🇪🇨💯💯💯 sold, my retirement I’ll live very comfortably and enjoy life, stay in the states and I’m cutting it close, still gotta go work and it’s just not worth it. Ecuador here I come, I would have loved to see is information about accessibility in Cuenca or parts of Ecuador for the handicapped community. 💯 well done video

[jackbaldwin]

Great info! Did the person you met whose father needed treatment mention whether they had health insurance or not? Obviously $25k is a lot of money. I'm guessing that included surgery. A good reminder to get health care insurance wherever you live!

[ecuadorexpat]

I pay 200 a month in Cuenca for a beautiful house w garden ..a tray of 24 eggs is 3.50
I live here comfortably on 1200 SS ..

[metalpolishshop]

The country runs on the US dollar. So if from Canada then it will be at least 40% more then the prices quoted after exchange rate.

[aedltm]

Great info many thanks
Just one correction, gas price is per us gallon and not per liter

[malcolmnicoll]

Thanks for the informative video. With a budget of only $1200 monthly, I hope to explore Cuenca and retire there.

[GMAceM]

The $1200 a month almost shocked me but seeing the fridge with a smartscreen (or not sure what that was) and hearing how close it was to the center of town made the price much more understandable. Also the bread is so good all around Ecuador, but it’s a trap! 😂
By which I mean that either you eat all of it and it’s not a healthy meal, or you don’t and it if you buy too much it gets hard and stale after a day or two.
Enjoyed the video, hoping to spend a week in Cuenca sometime this year.

[onehappykamper]

I nearly fell outta bed at your Airbnb rent! Crazy price. Good video though

[jorgerojas]

Good program. Just one thing. The gasoline price is in gallons

[Mftjan]

LIfe in Cuenca CAN be very cheap. Obviously, one can spend more if one wants or needs to.

[alistairfreedom]

The air in airbnb is about the fart gas

[jimchabai]

Hard to take serious advice about retirement when these people are there for a month and don't appear to have any health insurance.