Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 50.8% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
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Ecuador
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.16
|
$9.57
€8.98
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.40
|
$7.35
€6.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
|
$1.54
€1.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
|
$4.41
€4.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$3.12
€2.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$2.77
€2.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
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pay 84.0% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
|
$7.86
€7.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
|
$38.99
€36.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,150.00
|
$28,824.46
€27,033.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
|
$10.59
€9.93
|
|
pay 94.7% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.92
|
$39.30
€36.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.15
|
$706.14
€662.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.11
|
$551.18
€516.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.53
|
$89.45
€83.89
|
|
pay 46.5% more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.58
|
$353.18
€331.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,198.40
|
$7,965.43
€7,470.51
|
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pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
|
$2.08
€1.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$5.56
€5.21
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.90
|
$38.08
€35.72
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.18
|
$7.48
€7.02
|
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pay 0.4% more for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.02
|
$76.28
€71.54
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.30
|
$33.29
€31.22
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.53
|
$69.03
€64.75
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.33
|
$82.02
€76.93
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