Price per m² in Ecuador 2026

The price per square metre is the quickest way to compare properties of different sizes: divide the price by the area and you get a figure you can set beside others from the same area. In this guide the figures are not typed in by hand: the table is generated every time you open the page from the platform's market data, the same source as the market data section.

The price per m² in each canton

How to read these figures

• They are asking prices set by advertisers, not closing prices of sales or appraisals: negotiation usually moves the final price.
• Each figure is the month's median: half of the canton's listings ask more and half ask less, so a few very expensive or very cheap properties do not drag it.
• It mixes every type of property for sale in the canton (houses, apartments and the rest). A canton with many plots of land or much new housing can look cheaper or dearer than it is for the type you want.
• A canton's figure is only published when there are enough comparable listings in the month; if your canton is missing, the sample is still small — it does not mean it is worth nothing.
• The figures are updated with each month's listings, so the table changes over time.

Asking price, closing price and cadastral appraisal

Three different values meet in a sale. The asking price is the one in the listing. The closing price is the one buyer and seller sign in the deed. And the cadastral appraisal is the one the municipality calculates: under the COOTAD (art. 495), a property's value is the sum of the value of the land — a unit price obtained by comparison with sales of similar properties in the same area, multiplied by the area — and that of the buildings, calculated by the replacement-cost method.

Municipalities must update their cadastres and property valuations every two years (COOTAD, art. 496), and that appraisal is the base for taxes such as the property tax (predial). That is why the cadastral appraisal can sit far from the market price, above or below: do not use it in place of the listings' price per m², nor the other way round.

How to use the price per m²

1. 1

   Compare within the same type and area

   An apartment in a new building and an old house in the same canton do not compare well. Open your canton's market page to see the median by property type and its trend.

2. 2

   Confirm the area

   Before dividing, check which area the listing uses and compare it with the one in the deed and the cadastral record: a difference in metres changes the result.

3. 3

   Adjust for what the figure cannot see

   Condition, floor and view, parking spaces, storage, service charges (alícuota) and the exact location within the canton all weigh on the price and do not show in a canton-wide median.

4. 4

   Get a valuation of the specific property

   The median is a guide; to set or negotiate a price, use the platform's free valuation as a starting point and, if you are going to sign, rely on a professional appraisal.