Which cities in Ecuador have the best nightlife and culture?

The most vibrant cities in Ecuador are ranked above by lifestyle amenity scores covering cafes, coworking spaces, bars, restaurants, and parks.

How is the vibrancy score calculated?

The vibrancy score is a composite of scores for cafes, coworking spaces, bars, restaurants, and parks availability within each city.

How are vibrancy scores calculated?

Vibrancy scores are calculated from venue and amenity data including cafes, coworking spaces, bars, restaurants, and parks availability.

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Vibrant Cities

Ecuador

Overview

Top 100 cities ranked by lifestyle amenities including cafes, coworking spaces, nightlife, restaurants, and parks.

Rankings

Rank	City	Score	Cafes	Coworking	Bars	Restaurants	Parks
#1	Loja	165	70	0	34	195	61
#2	Guayaquil	145	70	1	21	165	53
#3	Ibarra	121	34	0	27	195	60
#4	Ambato	117	36	0	17	136	64
#5	Quito	97	41	0	8	185	48
#6	Riobamba	83	31	1	18	89	33
#7	Tulcán	69	13	1	13	50	42
#8	Portoviejo	65	9	0	22	149	34
#9	Santo Domingo de los Colorados	59	7	0	14	95	38
#10	Puyo	57	13	0	19	71	25
#11	Chone	54	2	0	0	8	52
#12	Otavalo	54	23	0	11	110	20
#13	Azogues	52	4	0	5	24	43
#14	Machala	48	5	0	9	58	34
#15	Puerto Ayora	43	15	0	16	87	12
#16	Zamora	42	12	0	7	44	23
#17	Sangolquí	41	24	0	2	47	15
#18	Quevedo	38	3	0	7	32	28
#19	Babahoyo	36	1	0	1	12	34
#20	Jipijapa	35	0	0	1	11	34
#21	Nueva Loja	35	8	0	3	23	24
#22	Gualaceo	32	5	0	5	21	22
#23	Macas	28	7	0	12	40	9
#24	Puerto Villamil	27	15	0	11	46	1
#25	Milagro	27	2	0	4	6	21
#26	Cayambe	26	9	0	6	14	11
#27	Manta	26	3	0	1	24	22
#28	Guano	23	1	0	1	4	21
#29	San Miguel de Salcedo	22	3	0	1	7	18
#30	Tena	22	12	0	4	36	6
#31	La Troncal	22	3	0	10	20	9
#32	Santa Lucía	21	7	0	0	22	14
#33	Bahía de Caráquez	20	5	0	1	20	14
#34	Guaranda	19	6	0	2	7	11
#35	Huaquillas	19	4	0	3	30	12
#36	Portovelo	18	0	0	4	9	14
#37	Puerto Baquerizo Moreno	18	15	0	2	63	1
#38	Pasaje	16	0	0	1	13	15
#39	Santa Elena	16	0	0	10	2	6
#40	La Libertad	15	4	0	1	10	10
#41	Puerto Francisco de Orellana	15	3	0	3	13	9
#42	Esmeraldas	15	1	0	0	7	14
#43	Cotacachi	13	6	0	3	30	4
#44	Rosa Zarate	12	0	0	0	3	12
#45	Alausí	11	4	0	1	28	6
#46	Machachi	11	4	0	1	21	6
#47	Pelileo	11	0	0	0	11	11
#48	Pimampiro	11	0	0	6	8	5
#49	Sucúa	10	1	0	2	8	7
#50	Santa Rosa	10	2	0	4	18	4
#51	Yaguachi Nuevo	10	0	0	0	1	10
#52	Santa Ana	10	0	0	1	5	9
#53	Samborondón	9	0	0	2	7	7
#54	Piñas	9	1	0	6	6	2
#55	Gualaquiza	8	0	0	5	13	3
#56	San Gabriel	8	0	0	3	7	5
#57	San Vicente	8	2	0	0	13	6
#58	Archidona	7	0	0	0	9	7
#59	Tosagua	7	0	0	0	3	7
#60	Cañar	7	1	0	2	23	4
#61	Pedernales	6	2	0	3	13	1
#62	La Maná	6	1	0	3	0	2
#63	Loreto Canton	6	0	0	1	20	5
#64	Atuntaqui	5	1	0	1	11	3
#65	El Ángel	5	2	0	0	6	3
#66	Francisco de Orellana Canton	5	0	0	0	3	5
#67	Montalvo	5	0	0	0	1	5
#68	Naranjal	5	1	0	0	10	4
#69	San Miguel	5	0	0	1	3	4
#70	Puerto Bolívar	5	0	0	1	5	4
#71	Rocafuerte	4	0	0	0	2	4
#72	Yantzaza	4	1	0	0	14	3
#73	Velasco Ibarra	4	0	0	0	3	4
#74	Naranjito	4	0	0	0	0	4
#75	Palora	4	0	0	1	3	3
#76	Ventanas	3	0	0	0	4	3
#77	Junín	3	0	0	1	0	2
#78	La Unión	2	0	0	1	4	1
#79	Pedro Carbo	2	1	0	0	1	1
#80	Píllaro	2	0	0	0	9	2
#81	Sucre	2	0	0	1	0	1
#82	Catarama	1	0	0	0	2	1
#83	Muisne	1	0	0	0	6	1
#84	Paján	1	0	0	0	0	1
#85	Zaruma	1	0	0	0	2	1
#86	Valdez	1	0	0	0	0	1
#87	Eloy Alfaro	0	0	0	0	0	0
#88	Boca Suno	0	0	0	0	0	0
#89	Calceta	0	0	0	0	0	0
#90	Pujilí	0	0	0	0	0	0
#91	Baños	0	0	0	0	0	0
#92	Vinces	0	0	0	0	0	0
#93	Pampanal de Bolívar	0	0	0	0	0	0
#94	Salinas	0	0	0	0	0	0
#95	Cantón San Fernando	0	0	0	0	0	0
#96	Palenque	0	0	0	0	0	0
#97	El Triunfo	0	0	0	0	0	0
#98	Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno	0	0	0	0	0	0
#99	Llacao	0	0	0	0	0	0
#100	Nulti	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Sources: City Amenity Data · Last updated: 2025

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