Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 62.4% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
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Ecuador
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Estonia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$12.54
€11.94
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$8.68
€8.26
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$1.77
€1.69
|
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pay 23.2% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Estonia
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$1.10
€1.05
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$5.07
€4.82
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$4.04
€3.85
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$2.47
€2.35
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$3.50
€3.33
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.62
€0.59
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$1.24
€1.18
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.41
€0.39
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.46
€0.44
|
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pay 39.8% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$6.86
€6.54
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$22.40
€21.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$26,622.60
€25,350.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$9.20
€8.76
|
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pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$27.99
€26.65
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$484.69
€461.53
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$364.00
€346.60
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$208.88
€198.90
|
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pay 28.9% more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$230.59
€219.57
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$7,509.99
€7,151.02
|
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pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$4.19
€3.99
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$3.38
€3.22
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$5.81
€5.53
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$45.35
€43.18
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$8.77
€8.35
|
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pay 19.5% more for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Estonia
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$101.44
€96.59
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$34.43
€32.79
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$81.18
€77.30
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$98.56
€93.85
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