Cost of Living Comparison

EUR

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USD

Ecuador is 51.9% cheaper than Ireland.

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

pay 67.2% less for restaurants

	Ireland	Ecuador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.34 €15.21	$3.00	-82.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.84 €8.63	$5.26	-46.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.29 €2.01	$0.72	-68.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 €1.53	$0.51	-70.9%
Average			-67.2%

Ireland vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.4% less for groceries

	Ireland	Ecuador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.75 €1.53	$1.45	-16.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.71 €4.13	$2.14	-54.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.87 €4.27	$3.74	-23.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 €2.84	$1.54	-52.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.18 €3.66	$2.08	-50.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 €1.12	$0.83	-35.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.92	$0.46	-56.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.01	$0.46	-60.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 €1.13	$0.50	-61.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.80	$0.42	-53.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.64	$0.48	-35.1%
Average			-45.4%

Ireland vs. Ecuador - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.6% less for transportation

	Ireland	Ecuador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 €5.61	$2.07	-67.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$143.49 €125.82	$17.82	-87.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,678.88 €27,779.24	$26,388.89	-16.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.11 €15.88	$12.58	-30.5%
Average			-50.6%

Ireland vs. Ecuador - Cost of transportation

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pay 65.4% less for housing

	Ireland	Ecuador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.16 €51.88	$37.29	-37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,183.64 €1,037.93	$338.85	-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$982.69 €861.72	$247.12	-74.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$141.79 €124.33	$30.91	-78.2%
Average			-65.4%

Ireland vs. Ecuador - Cost of housing

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pay 60.0% less for childcare

	Ireland	Ecuador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$870.31 €763.18	$206.85	-76.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,384.51 €8,229.28	$5,276.89	-43.8%
Average			-60.0%

Ireland vs. Ecuador - Cost of childcare

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pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ireland	Ecuador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.81 €5.09	$1.93	-66.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.85 €3.38	$2.06	-46.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$16.18 €14.19	$5.00	-69.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.03 €49.13	$38.70	-30.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.34 €10.82	$5.90	-52.2%
Average			-53.1%

Ireland vs. Ecuador - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.6% less for clothing

	Ireland	Ecuador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.44 €75.80	$46.23	-46.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.27 €35.32	$39.40	-2.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.96 €83.27	$86.56	-8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.17 €84.33	$68.45	-28.8%
Average			-21.6%

Ireland vs. Ecuador - Cost of clothing

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