Cost of living comparison
Italy is 87.0% more expensive than Ecuador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.8 times more in Italy
- Groceries
-
pay 64.8% more in Italy
- Transportation
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pay 81.8% more in Italy
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Italy
- Childcare
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pay 2.1 times more in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 42.5% more in Italy
- Clothing
-
pay 15.1% more in Italy
The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Italy are more expensive than in Ecuador. Notably, restaurants, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$16.15
€15.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$10.06
€9.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$2.55
€2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$1.22
€1.16
|
|
pay 64.8% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$2.04
€1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$6.83
€6.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$5.53
€5.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$3.41
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$5.05
€4.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$1.31
€1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.71
€0.68
|
|
pay 81.8% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$7.22
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$38.81
€36.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$28,223.13
€26,900.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$19.13
€18.23
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Ecuador
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$28.87
€27.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$656.19
€625.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$511.91
€487.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$150.39
€143.35
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Ecuador
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$508.72
€484.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$9,465.55
€9,022.11
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$5.01
€4.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$1.69
€1.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$6.20
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$52.12
€49.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$9.39
€8.95
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
Ecuador
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$78.41
€74.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$33.87
€32.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$86.07
€82.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$115.43
€110.02
|
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