Cost of living comparison
France is 2.2 times more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in France instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
|
$15.92
€14.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
|
$10.79
€9.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
|
$2.77
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
|
$1.90
€1.70
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Ecuador
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
|
$1.79
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
|
$9.16
€8.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$4.45
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$3.91
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$6.37
€5.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$1.27
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.94
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$1.32
€1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$1.51
€1.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.92
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.94
€0.84
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Ecuador
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.48
|
$7.43
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.66
|
$51.68
€46.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,909.09
|
$31,564.23
€28,254.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.40
|
$18.46
€16.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Ecuador
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
|
$30.98
€27.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.73
|
$779.01
€697.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.55
|
$611.60
€547.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.41
|
$139.72
€125.07
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Ecuador
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.10
|
$707.64
€633.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,167.67
|
$9,850.44
€8,817.47
|
|
pay 80.2% more for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
|
$6.18
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
|
$3.05
€2.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
|
$11.75
€10.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
|
$34.96
€31.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
|
$11.84
€10.60
|
|
pay 28.8% more for clothing
Ecuador
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
|
$92.28
€82.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
|
$37.39
€33.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.02
|
$93.47
€83.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.02
|
$126.59
€113.32
|
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