Ecuador
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Source: Ministerio del Trabajo - Acuerdo Ministerial MDT-2025-195 (SBU 2026), via NMS Law / Buró Tributario · effective Jan 1, 2026
Ministerio del Trabajo - Acuerdo Ministerial MDT-2025-195 (SBU 2026), via NMS Law / Buró TributarioMcDonald's operates in Ecuador (official site mcdonalds.com.ec, plus delivery via Rappi and Uber Eats in Quito, Guayaquil, etc.). Big Mac: $6.10 USD listed for the sandwich alone on Rappi's McDonald's Quito menu. NOTE: this is a delivery-app price that includes a platform/delivery markup, so the in-store counter price is likely somewhat lower; Numbeo (data updated May 2026) reports a McMeal/combo meal at ~$7.00 (range $6-9). I could not load mcdonalds.com.ec, pricelisto, expatistan, or bigmacindex.com directly (all returned 403), so confidence on the exact single-sandwich price is medium. Ecuador is officially dollarized, so all figures are native USD with no FX conversion. Minimum wage: the Salario Basico Unificado (SBU) for 2026 is $482.00/month, set by Acuerdo Ministerial MDT-2025-195 (15 Dec 2025, Registro Oficial Suplemento No. 187, 18 Dec 2025), effective 1 Jan 2026 (up from $470 in 2025). Ecuador's standard full-time workweek is 40 hours (Codigo del Trabajo). No official hourly minimum is published; implied hourly ~$2.78 if using 173.33 monthly hours. SBU figure is high-confidence; overall confidence medium due to the Big Mac price uncertainty.
Big Mac price: Rappi Ecuador - McDonald's Quito menu (Big Mac sandwich, individual) · Jan 1, 2026