Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 21.6% cheaper than Estonia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.8% less in Ecuador
- Groceries
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pay 8.7% less in Ecuador
- Transportation
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pay 8.1% less in Ecuador
- Housing
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pay 31.2% less in Ecuador
- Childcare
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pay 18.7% less in Ecuador
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 26.0% less in Ecuador
- Clothing
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pay 4.5% less in Ecuador
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Ecuador.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
Estonia
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Ecuador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.54
€11.95
|
$3.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
€8.27
|
$6.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.93
|
$0.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.69
|
$0.62
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
Estonia
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
€1.05
|
$1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
€4.83
|
$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.85
|
$4.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
€2.36
|
$2.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
€3.33
|
$2.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.59
|
$0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$0.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.18
|
$0.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.44
|
$0.49
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
Estonia
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
€6.54
|
$2.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.40
€21.35
|
$24.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,622.60
€25,375.41
|
$23,111.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.20
€8.77
|
$12.51
|
|
pay 31.2% less for housing
Estonia
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.99
€26.68
|
$30.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$484.69
€461.99
|
$344.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$364.00
€346.95
|
$278.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.88
€199.10
|
$37.19
|
|
pay 18.7% less for childcare
Estonia
|
Ecuador
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.59
€219.79
|
$227.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,509.99
€7,158.17
|
$4,800.83
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.99
|
$2.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.22
|
$2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.81
€5.54
|
$5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.35
€43.23
|
$32.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.77
€8.36
|
$6.55
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Estonia
|
Ecuador
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.44
€96.68
|
$53.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.43
€32.82
|
$46.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.18
€77.38
|
$93.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.56
€93.94
|
$77.58
|
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