Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 7.2% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
kn58.67
|
$3.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
kn42.20
|
$6.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
kn14.89
|
$0.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
kn10.32
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 10.1% less for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
kn7.78
|
$1.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
kn33.49
|
$2.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
kn28.51
|
$3.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
kn18.53
|
$1.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
kn26.51
|
$2.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
kn4.25
|
$0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
kn4.76
|
$0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
kn4.99
|
$0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
kn6.01
|
$0.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.70
|
$0.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.67
|
$0.46
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
kn43.81
|
$2.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
kn267.41
|
$17.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
kn165,412.03
|
$24,150.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
kn65.21
|
$13.73
|
|
pay 15.3% less for housing
|
Croatia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
kn175.74
|
$36.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
kn2,703.08
|
$339.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
kn2,164.84
|
$251.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
kn905.22
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 31.8% more for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
kn975.93
|
$214.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
kn38,056.52
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
kn17.23
|
$1.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
kn12.04
|
$2.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
kn33.42
|
$5.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
kn268.06
|
$35.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
kn39.04
|
$6.18
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
kn488.57
|
$54.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
kn236.14
|
$42.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
kn539.77
|
$91.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
kn560.26
|
$77.33
|
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