Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 25.9% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 46.9% less for restaurants
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Portugal
|
Ecuador
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
€9.79
|
$3.45
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.34
€7.47
|
$6.27
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.50
|
$0.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.06
|
$0.60
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.36
|
$1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€4.86
|
$2.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.41
|
$4.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.57
|
$1.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.91
|
$2.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.83
|
$0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.54
|
$0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.72
|
$0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.95
|
$0.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.57
|
$0.50
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.77
|
$0.47
|
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pay 30.4% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.20
|
$2.48
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.18
€34.17
|
$17.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.09
€29,072.27
|
$22,909.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.87
€8.83
|
$12.40
|
|
pay 49.1% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.03
€35.83
|
$33.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$868.97
€777.84
|
$347.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.04
€608.73
|
$270.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
€82.07
|
$36.41
|
|
pay 32.8% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.00
€355.37
|
$219.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,801.09
€6,983.03
|
$6,167.67
|
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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
€2.08
|
$2.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
€1.61
|
$2.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.04
|
$5.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.44
€36.20
|
$32.11
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.87
€7.04
|
$6.62
|
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pay 1.8% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.48
€65.77
|
$52.21
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€30.05
|
$44.65
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
€71.08
|
$95.02
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
€87.08
|
$81.02
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