Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 46.4% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
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Netherlands
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Ecuador
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.40
|
$3.45
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.08
|
$6.27
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.61
|
$0.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.05
|
$0.60
|
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pay 36.3% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.62
|
$1.65
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.40
|
$2.79
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.04
|
$4.08
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.81
|
$1.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.12
|
$2.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.75
|
$0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.95
|
$0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.75
|
$0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.25
|
$0.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.79
|
$0.50
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.47
|
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pay 55.3% less for transportation
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Netherlands
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.11
|
$2.48
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€91.27
|
$17.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,098.41
|
$22,909.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€19.77
|
$12.40
|
|
pay 62.4% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€39.92
|
$33.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,114.41
|
$347.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€924.45
|
$270.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€166.00
|
$36.41
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Ecuador
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,552.86
|
$219.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,280.51
|
$6,167.67
|
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pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€4.91
|
$2.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.17
|
$2.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.34
|
$5.88
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€34.17
|
$32.11
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.23
|
$6.62
|
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pay 7.8% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Ecuador
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€74.51
|
$52.21
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€30.82
|
$44.65
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€81.94
|
$95.02
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€103.92
|
$81.02
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