Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 27.8% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Spain, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Ecuador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.24
|
$3.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$6.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$0.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$0.60
|
|
pay 23.4% less for groceries
Spain
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$2.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$1.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$2.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$0.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
Spain
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$2.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.60
|
$17.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,952.54
|
$22,909.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.23
|
$12.40
|
|
pay 45.9% less for housing
Spain
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.09
|
$33.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.81
|
$347.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.80
|
$270.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.09
|
$36.41
|
|
pay 29.6% less for childcare
Spain
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.49
|
$219.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,814.46
|
$6,167.67
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$2.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$2.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
$5.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.57
|
$32.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$6.62
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
Spain
|
Ecuador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.20
|
$52.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.93
|
$44.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.06
|
$95.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.57
|
$81.02
|
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