Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 74.7% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 64.9% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Ecuador
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.52
|
$3.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
$6.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.07
|
$0.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.06
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 84.4% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
$1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.63
|
$2.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.46
|
$3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
$1.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.48
|
$2.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.79
|
$0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.90
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.93
|
$0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.67
|
$0.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.10
|
$0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.27
|
$0.46
|
|
pay 39.6% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.36
|
$2.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺494.25
|
$17.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
$24,150.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺139.97
|
$13.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
$36.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
$339.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
$251.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 53.9% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
$214.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.63
|
$1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.07
|
$2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
$5.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺648.79
|
$35.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺80.88
|
$6.18
|
|
pay 67.7% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Ecuador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
$54.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
$42.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
$91.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
$77.33
|
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