Places · Ecuador
Living in Machala
Ecuador · tropical
Machala is a mid-sized city of roughly 250,000 people right by the sea in Ecuador. The climate is tropical. It sits well off the usual tourist trail though personal safety is worth weighing carefully. A typical month of living costs around $850. Healthcare is reasonable, and the internet is generally reliable. People come here for fishing, swimming, gardening and rural life.
È uno dei posti dove vivere fuori rete è davvero praticabile, sia per legge sia per spazio. Chi nasce in Ecuador è cittadino, quale che sia la nazionalità dei genitori.
At a glance
Who tends to love Machala
- Making a budget stretch further
- A genuinely good food scene
- Peace, quiet and few crowds
- Anyone into fishing
- Anyone into swimming
Tous les paramètres
➖ Popularité et prix: Stable
Les prix du logement ont bougé d’environ +10% en 5 ans.
Estimations, à titre indicatif.
🔭 Où va cet endroit
Données actuelles. Touchez une année pour voir l'évolution.
Good to know
- • Natural risks worth checking: earthquake, flood.
- • Safety genuinely needs attention here; research recent conditions.
⚠️ Les inconvénients, honnêtement
- •Risque de fièvre jaune, vaccin exigé ou recommandé.
- •Paludisme présent, surtout en zone rurale et en saison des pluies.
- •Risque de rage via les chiens errants, prudence avec les animaux.
- •L'eau du robinet n'est pas toujours potable, prévoyez filtres ou bouteilles.
- •Qualité de l’air : PM2.5 ~15 µg/m³ en moyenne (repère OMS : 5).
Santé, air (PM2.5 OMS), eau et criminalité sont des estimations approximatives par pays, à vérifier.
On the map
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Merchants: BTC Map, from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Events and meetups: Club Orange.
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