Ecuador is 12.8% more expensive than Thailand.

If you lived in Ecuador instead of Thailand, you would:

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pay 46.3% more for restaurants

 
Thailand
Ecuador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.26
THB75.93
$3.45
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.53
THB186.00
$6.27
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.63
THB21.20
$0.92
 

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pay 2.0% less for groceries

 
Thailand
Ecuador
Bread
1 loaf
$1.38
THB46.29
$1.65
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.97
THB268.06
$2.79
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.00
THB201.72
$4.08
 

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pay 8.6% less for transportation

 
Thailand
Ecuador
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.25
THB142.79
$2.48
 
Monthly public transit pass $22.11
THB743.63
$17.66
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,588.11
THB827,039.24
$22,909.09
 

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pay 26.5% more for housing

 
Thailand
Ecuador
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$15.82
THB532.13
$33.66
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $393.06
THB13,220.92
$347.73
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $209.24
THB7,037.96
$270.55
 

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pay 36.9% less for childcare

 
Thailand
Ecuador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $329.15
THB11,071.20
$219.10
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,347.16
THB348,034.45
$6,167.67
 

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pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Thailand
Ecuador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.87
THB63.01
$2.18
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.81
THB60.91
$2.34
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.52
THB118.29
$5.88
 

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pay 43.9% more for clothing

 
Thailand
Ecuador
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$34.16
THB1,149.14
$52.21
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.70
THB898.15
$44.65
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.98
THB2,555.75
$95.02
 

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