Cost of living comparison
Spain is 66.9% more expensive than Ecuador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.6 times more in Spain
- Groceries
-
pay 42.5% more in Spain
- Transportation
-
pay 65.4% more in Spain
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Spain
- Childcare
-
pay 61.4% more in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.0% more in Spain
- Clothing
-
pay 3.1% more in Spain
The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Spain are more expensive than in Ecuador. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$13.87
€12.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$9.22
€8.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$2.13
€1.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$1.58
€1.40
|
|
pay 42.5% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$1.30
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$6.37
€5.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$4.16
€3.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$2.66
€2.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$3.36
€2.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$0.99
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$1.13
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
|
pay 65.4% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$6.38
€5.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$34.26
€30.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$33,643.92
€29,904.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$14.57
€12.95
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$31.87
€28.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$872.36
€775.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$692.13
€615.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$103.97
€92.41
|
|
pay 61.4% more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$385.97
€343.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$7,352.21
€6,535.01
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$2.84
€2.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$1.98
€1.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$5.66
€5.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$42.87
€38.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$8.63
€7.67
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$75.89
€67.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$32.12
€28.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$77.96
€69.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$91.38
€81.23
|
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