Common information
- Country
- Ecuador
- Population
- 198 123
Cost of living and prices in Machala
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre133USD/month
- in city centre190USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre260USD/month
- in city centre350USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 3 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 25 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 7 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 1 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 0 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 0 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 8 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 4 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 22 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 8 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 18,000 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 22,000 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 43 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 30 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 5 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 52 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 46 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 80 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 68 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 52 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 13 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 190 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 133 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 350 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 260 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 450 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 5 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Machala
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 27 |
| Average high, °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
| Average temperature, °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
| Average low, °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Record low, °C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Rain, days | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 44 |
| Fog, days | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 40 | 70 | 40 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 80 | 100 | 100 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 660 |
| Relative humidity, % | 74 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 75 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 86 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 85 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 71 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 68 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Day Length, часов | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 114 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 142 | 164 | 142 | 172 | 164 | 165 | 172 | 158 | 138 | 108 | 103 | 103 | 1731 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |