Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 22.9% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 43.8% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Ecuador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€13.17
|
$3.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
€6.75
|
$6.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.51
|
$0.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
€1.20
|
$0.62
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
San Marino
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
€1.52
|
$1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
€6.08
|
$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.74
|
$4.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
€2.03
|
$2.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.68
|
$2.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.91
|
$0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.49
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
San Marino
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.85
|
$2.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€31.41
|
$24.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,042.91
€21,783.80
|
$23,111.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.76
€20.57
|
$12.51
|
|
pay 31.6% less for housing
San Marino
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
€30.14
|
$30.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.09
€481.27
|
$344.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.09
€481.27
|
$278.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.62
€63.92
|
$37.19
|
|
pay 22.7% less for childcare
San Marino
|
Ecuador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.11
€330.98
|
$227.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,358.82
€5,066.00
|
$4,800.83
|
|
pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.05
|
$2.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
€1.39
|
$2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.74
€4.48
|
$5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.66
€65.86
|
$32.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
€6.59
|
$6.55
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Ecuador
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.82
€96.25
|
$53.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€30.40
|
$46.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.18
€101.32
|
$93.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.10
€86.12
|
$77.58
|
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