Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 43.0% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.3% less in Ecuador
- Groceries
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pay 41.7% less in Ecuador
- Transportation
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pay 43.2% less in Ecuador
- Housing
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pay 44.9% less in Ecuador
- Childcare
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pay 57.3% less in Ecuador
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 38.5% less in Ecuador
- Clothing
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pay 13.4% less in Ecuador
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ecuador.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of France, you would:
pay 62.3% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€13.90
|
$3.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€9.65
|
$6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.43
|
$0.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.65
|
$0.62
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
|
France
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.52
|
$1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.52
|
$3.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.01
|
$4.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.37
|
$2.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.17
|
$2.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.13
|
$0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.85
|
$0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.14
|
$0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.31
|
$0.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.80
|
$0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.49
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
|
France
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.45
|
$2.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€44.79
|
$24.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€27,787.78
|
$23,111.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€15.70
|
$12.51
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
|
France
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€26.73
|
$30.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€666.79
|
$344.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€537.21
|
$278.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€124.52
|
$37.19
|
|
pay 57.3% less for childcare
|
France
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€613.54
|
$227.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,145.03
|
$4,800.83
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.51
|
$2.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.68
|
$2.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€10.52
|
$5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€31.92
|
$32.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€10.75
|
$6.55
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
|
France
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€79.66
|
$53.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€33.56
|
$46.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€81.35
|
$93.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€112.79
|
$77.58
|
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