Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 19.9% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD580
|
$3.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD578
|
$6.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD138
|
$0.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 35.0% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$1.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD305
|
$2.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD429
|
$3.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$1.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD286
|
$2.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.46
|
|
pay 10.4% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD646
|
$2.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,142
|
$17.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,064,600
|
$24,150.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD712
|
$13.73
|
|
pay 28.1% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,162
|
$36.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,612
|
$339.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,245
|
$251.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,305
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 21.4% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,491
|
$214.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD746,110
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD200
|
$1.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD142
|
$2.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
$5.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,414
|
$35.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD495
|
$6.18
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,596
|
$54.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,892
|
$42.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,411
|
$91.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,945
|
$77.33
|
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