Cost of Living Comparison

EUR

COMPARED TO

USD

Ecuador is 35.7% cheaper than Germany.

If you lived in Ecuador instead of Germany, you would:

pay 63.9% less for restaurants

	Germany	Ecuador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.21 €9.83	$3.00	-73.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.52 €7.47	$5.54	-34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.49 €2.19	$0.69	-72.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.13 €1.87	$0.53	-75.3%
Average			-63.9%

Germany vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.4% less for groceries

	Germany	Ecuador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 €1.30	$1.39	-6.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 €3.97	$2.15	-52.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03 €2.66	$3.63	+19.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 €1.77	$1.65	-18.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 €3.41	$2.68	-30.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 €0.98	$0.97	-12.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.66	$0.46	-38.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.83	$0.55	-41.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.00	$0.49	-57.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 €0.52	$0.45	-23.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 €0.55	$0.52	-17.6%
Average			-25.4%

Germany vs. Ecuador - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.5% less for transportation

	Germany	Ecuador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.90 €5.18	$2.22	-62.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.77 €62.06	$20.40	-71.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,211.36 €20,354.07	$25,000.00	+7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.85 €19.16	$12.22	-44.1%
Average			-42.5%

Germany vs. Ecuador - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.7% less for housing

	Germany	Ecuador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.77 €30.49	$41.76	+20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$686.96 €602.39	$378.87	-44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$519.31 €455.38	$253.97	-51.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$179.75 €157.62	$37.98	-78.9%
Average			-38.7%

Germany vs. Ecuador - Cost of housing

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pay 45.0% less for childcare

	Germany	Ecuador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$346.84 €304.15	$252.01	-27.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,711.06 €12,023.24	$5,105.44	-62.8%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Germany	Ecuador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.79 €3.32	$1.52	-59.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.95 €2.59	$1.86	-36.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.97 €6.12	$5.12	-26.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.86 €29.69	$40.99	+21.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.86 €10.40	$6.10	-48.5%
Average			-30.2%

Germany vs. Ecuador - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.4% less for clothing

	Germany	Ecuador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.05 €72.82	$60.77	-26.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.08 €33.39	$49.83	+30.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.18 €77.33	$93.46	+6.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.54 €98.69	$81.47	-27.6%
Average			-4.4%

Germany vs. Ecuador - Cost of clothing

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