Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 32.6% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Italy, you would:
pay 55.9% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Ecuador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.35
€12.58
|
$3.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.28
€7.26
|
$5.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
€1.92
|
$0.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
€0.95
|
$0.55
|
|
pay 36.3% less for groceries
Italy
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
€1.43
|
$1.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
€5.61
|
$2.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€3.81
|
$3.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.89
€2.53
|
$1.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.02
€3.53
|
$2.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.67
|
$0.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.75
|
$0.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$0.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.57
|
$0.43
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
Italy
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.47
€7.43
|
$2.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.88
€32.34
|
$16.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,486.94
€20,595.73
|
$26,332.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
€14.86
|
$13.68
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
Italy
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.40
€25.78
|
$38.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$560.05
€491.11
|
$335.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.17
€375.46
|
$240.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
€116.13
|
$33.83
|
|
pay 43.4% less for childcare
Italy
|
Ecuador
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$431.71
€378.57
|
$211.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,518.89
€8,347.12
|
$6,127.01
|
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
€3.93
|
$1.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
€1.30
|
$2.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.24
|
$5.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.62
€42.63
|
$36.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
€7.75
|
$5.72
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
Italy
|
Ecuador
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.84
€63.88
|
$47.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.55
€30.29
|
$39.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.76
€72.58
|
$88.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.74
€94.48
|
$70.19
|
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