Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 41.4% cheaper than Marseille.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Marseille, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
Marseille
|
Ecuador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.39
€14.29
|
$3.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$6.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.10
|
$0.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.28
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 42.4% less for groceries
Marseille
|
Ecuador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
€1.51
|
$1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.70
|
$2.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
€4.31
|
$3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
$1.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.70
€4.36
|
$2.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.27
|
$0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.46
|
|
pay 42.7% less for transportation
Marseille
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.31
|
$2.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.97
€51.05
|
$17.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,477.00
€23,659.21
|
$24,150.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.25
€17.88
|
$13.73
|
|
pay 45.1% less for housing
Marseille
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.50
€32.03
|
$36.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.23
€733.85
|
$339.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$612.03
€568.36
|
$251.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.17
€118.10
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 51.1% less for childcare
Marseille
|
Ecuador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$630.35
€585.38
|
$214.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,711.80
€9,018.87
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports
Marseille
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.05
€5.62
|
$1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
€2.77
|
$2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.72
|
$5.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.22
€29.00
|
$35.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$6.18
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
Marseille
|
Ecuador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.97
€90.05
|
$54.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
€24.48
|
$42.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.90
€96.48
|
$91.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$158.32
€147.02
|
$77.33
|
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