Cost of living comparison
Aix-en-provence is 2.3 times more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Aix-en-provence instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Ecuador
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Aix-en-provence
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
|
$16.24
€14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
|
$13.00
€11.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
|
$4.20
€3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
|
$1.41
€1.30
|
|
pay 79.3% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Aix-en-provence
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
|
$8.15
€7.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$4.67
€4.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$5.57
€5.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 79.0% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Aix-en-provence
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.48
|
$7.12
€6.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.66
|
$32.49
€29.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,909.09
|
$30,323.64
€27,951.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.40
|
$13.92
€12.83
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Ecuador
|
Aix-en-provence
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
|
$33.71
€31.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.73
|
$1,082.99
€998.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.55
|
$795.22
€733.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.41
|
$131.43
€121.15
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Ecuador
|
Aix-en-provence
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.10
|
$1,013.80
€934.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,167.67
|
$12,616.80
€11,629.99
|
|
pay 99.2% more for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Aix-en-provence
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
|
$7.58
€6.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
|
$3.42
€3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
|
$11.10
€10.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
|
$37.63
€34.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
|
$13.00
€11.98
|
|
pay 34.7% more for clothing
Ecuador
|
Aix-en-provence
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
|
$86.64
€79.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
|
$50.90
€46.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.02
|
$90.97
€83.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.02
|
$132.12
€121.79
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