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Ecuador · Americas
Best for: Ecuador's coastal port-and-business hub — Malecón 2000, Las Peñas hillside, Galápagos gateway.
$1,200/mo
Tropical savanna
Best months
Annual range: 25°–28°C
Mostly country-level baselines. City-specific signals (air, neighborhood) override where we have them.
Pathway
Long visa-free
Program
—
Typical max stay
6 months
Same Ecuador visa story as Quito — 90-day visa-free entry for most Western passports, extendable in-country to 180. Rentista and Professional visas are the long-stay routes.
Editorial summary, not legal advice. Verify with the relevant consulate before applying — visa programs change with little notice.
Editorial summary — norms vary by region within each country and shift over time. Read the local mood.
Rappi
Rappi dominates Quito and Guayaquil; Uber Eats fills gaps.
Editorial pick based on which app actually has restaurants AND working couriers in this city. Coverage shifts — apps pull out of markets all the time.
Uber
Uber and Cabify split Quito and Guayaquil; inDrive is the cheaper fare-negotiation alternative.
Editorial pick based on coverage, foreign-card UX, and how reliably drivers actually accept trips. Markets shift — apps pull out of countries and surge pricing varies wildly.
Annual spend
$14,400
FIRE target (4% SWR)
$360,000
Coast-FIRE @ 7%/30yr
$47,292
Editorial estimates using the standard 4% Trinity-study rule. Run the FIRE calculator for sequence-of-returns risk, custom withdrawal rates, and country-specific tax assumptions.
