Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador is 17.2% more expensive than Philippines.

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

pay 31.9% more for restaurants

	Philippines	Ecuador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 ₱150.03	$3.00	+1.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.99 ₱151.16	$5.48	+83.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 ₱31.72	$0.69	+10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 ₱20.09	$0.53	+33.2%
Average			+31.9%

Philippines vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.8% less for groceries

	Philippines	Ecuador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 ₱64.09	$1.39	+9.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.27 ₱165.26	$1.95	-40.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.87 ₱347.18	$3.82	-44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.84 ₱92.87	$1.51	-17.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 ₱93.70	$2.12	+14.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 ₱61.55	$0.78	-35.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 ₱37.73	$0.46	-38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 ₱60.20	$0.48	-59.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 ₱35.03	$0.49	-29.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱41.37	$0.40	-50.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 ₱42.36	$0.45	-46.6%
Average			-30.8%

Philippines vs. Ecuador - Cost of groceries

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pay 64.5% more for transportation

	Philippines	Ecuador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.98 ₱201.14	$2.23	-43.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.62 ₱536.49	$16.99	+60.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,862.73 ₱1,307,102.43	$27,687.50	+7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.69 ₱186.31	$12.34	+234.9%
Average			+64.5%

Philippines vs. Ecuador - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1% less for housing

	Philippines	Ecuador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.69 ₱2,561.74	$40.36	-20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$295.61 ₱14,940.01	$378.97	+28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$173.73 ₱8,780.18	$262.59	+51.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.72 ₱4,787.33	$31.10	-67.2%
Average			-2.1%

Philippines vs. Ecuador - Cost of housing

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pay 13.8% less for childcare

	Philippines	Ecuador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$286.95 ₱14,502.35	$214.20	-25.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,331.10 ₱269,433.56	$5,207.59	-2.3%
Average			-13.8%

Philippines vs. Ecuador - Cost of childcare

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pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Philippines	Ecuador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 ₱58.51	$1.73	+49.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 ₱105.05	$1.97	-5.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.99 ₱100.70	$5.11	+156.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.08 ₱1,924.73	$38.69	+1.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.18 ₱261.59	$6.05	+16.8%
Average			+43.9%

Philippines vs. Ecuador - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 26.8% more for clothing

	Philippines	Ecuador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.00 ₱2,122.52	$51.55	+22.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.47 ₱1,337.87	$41.07	+55.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.63 ₱4,075.12	$89.80	+11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.65 ₱2,964.31	$69.13	+17.9%
Average			+26.8%

Philippines vs. Ecuador - Cost of clothing

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