Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 43.8% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 89.0% more for restaurants
Ecuador
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Slovakia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.16
|
$7.70
€7.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.40
|
$7.27
€6.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
|
$1.50
€1.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
pay 40.8% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Slovakia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
|
$5.43
€5.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$2.84
€2.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.52
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.41
€0.38
|
|
pay 41.3% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Slovakia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
|
$6.62
€6.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
|
$23.13
€21.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,150.00
|
$20,325.40
€18,718.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
|
$11.42
€10.51
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Ecuador
|
Slovakia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.92
|
$20.68
€19.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.15
|
$525.97
€484.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.11
|
$430.57
€396.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.53
|
$154.00
€141.83
|
|
pay 46.9% more for childcare
Ecuador
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Slovakia
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.58
|
$367.52
€338.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,198.40
|
$7,594.62
€6,994.26
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Slovakia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.90
|
$36.25
€33.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.18
|
$7.09
€6.53
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
Ecuador
|
Slovakia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.02
|
$56.64
€52.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.30
|
$32.72
€30.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.53
|
$68.42
€63.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.33
|
$87.74
€80.80
|
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