Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.5 times more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Ireland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
|
$17.10
€15.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
|
$9.80
€8.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
|
$2.19
€2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
|
$1.73
€1.58
|
|
pay 69.5% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
|
$1.77
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
|
$4.27
€3.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$4.97
€4.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$3.80
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$4.34
€3.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$1.26
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$1.26
€1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.48
|
$7.23
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.66
|
$118.73
€108.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,909.09
|
$36,966.92
€33,781.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.40
|
$18.66
€17.05
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Ecuador
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
|
$49.22
€44.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.73
|
$1,390.35
€1,270.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.55
|
$1,168.86
€1,068.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.41
|
$162.61
€148.59
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Ecuador
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.10
|
$1,101.52
€1,006.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,167.67
|
$7,468.96
€6,825.26
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
|
$6.02
€5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
|
$3.78
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
|
$16.48
€15.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
|
$58.33
€53.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
|
$12.21
€11.16
|
|
pay 15.4% more for clothing
Ecuador
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
|
$84.67
€77.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
|
$40.37
€36.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.02
|
$91.93
€84.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.02
|
$90.97
€83.13
|
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