Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 53.0% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 73.1% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Ecuador
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
$3.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
DKK91.79
|
$6.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
DKK23.11
|
$0.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
DKK19.74
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 53.2% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
DKK21.43
|
$1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
DKK45.27
|
$2.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
DKK52.29
|
$3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
DKK33.75
|
$1.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
DKK36.63
|
$2.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.31
|
$0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.12
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DKK8.86
|
$0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
DKK13.33
|
$0.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
$0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
DKK5.04
|
$0.46
|
|
pay 58.8% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
DKK60.53
|
$2.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
DKK550.73
|
$17.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
DKK285,563.27
|
$24,150.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
DKK173.38
|
$13.73
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
DKK260.07
|
$36.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
DKK12,555.32
|
$339.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
DKK9,282.31
|
$251.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
DKK1,181.00
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 37.2% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
DKK3,695.68
|
$214.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
DKK50,661.98
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
DKK56.09
|
$1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
DKK42.72
|
$2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
$5.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
DKK303.01
|
$35.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
DKK122.38
|
$6.18
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
DKK745.78
|
$54.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
DKK357.74
|
$42.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
DKK833.86
|
$91.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
DKK1,178.69
|
$77.33
|
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