Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 22.3% cheaper than Sweden overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 55.8% less in Ecuador
- Groceries
-
pay 39.1% less in Ecuador
- Transportation
-
pay 45.6% less in Ecuador
- Housing
-
pay 41.3% less in Ecuador
- Childcare
-
pay 69.5% more in Ecuador
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.5% less in Ecuador
- Clothing
-
pay 7.1% less in Ecuador
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Ecuador.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK115.74
|
$3.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK91.81
|
$6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK19.82
|
$0.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK18.72
|
$0.62
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK24.15
|
$1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK50.35
|
$3.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK52.78
|
$4.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK36.32
|
$2.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK45.42
|
$2.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK11.57
|
$0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK10.26
|
$0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK11.02
|
$0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK16.80
|
$0.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK6.54
|
$0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK6.81
|
$0.49
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK64.44
|
$2.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK661.40
|
$24.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK260,766.30
|
$23,111.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK208.47
|
$12.51
|
|
pay 41.3% less for housing
|
Sweden
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK294.14
|
$30.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK7,980.37
|
$344.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK6,231.23
|
$278.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK751.42
|
$37.19
|
|
pay 69.5% more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,187.50
|
$227.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK30,453.45
|
$4,800.83
|
|
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK64.50
|
$2.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK36.76
|
$2.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK62.24
|
$5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK375.83
|
$32.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK138.26
|
$6.55
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK768.16
|
$53.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK345.35
|
$46.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK819.89
|
$93.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,215.32
|
$77.58
|
|
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