Esteban Dreer, former goalkeeper of Emelec, and Ecuador’s economy: The basic salary is about 400 dollars, if you go to the store for weekly shopping, it is not enough

He arrived in 2009 to strengthen Deportivo Cuenca and his notable performances led Emelec to sign him three years later and he has become one of their symbols in recent seasons.

Esteban Dreer, 41 years old, retired from football and now dedicated to communication, is an Argentine nationalized Ecuadorian, and in an interview with the media from the country where he was born, he told, in particular, what life looks like in the territory of the tricolor when the dollar is the currency of the USA.

“Ecuador is a stable country to live in. Moreover: there are many people who come to the country because of the good economic opportunities it has,” he said Rifle in a newspaper interview Nation from Buenos Aires.

The former goalkeeper, who won four titles with Emelec, also referred to the wages in the country and pointed out that dollarization was “good for Ecuador”.

“As an athlete you don’t have that much knowledge about people’s daily lives, but now that I’m working on the morning diary you learn more, you know that people can live on a basic salary which is around $350 to $400. “Unbeknownst to me, dollarization has been very good for the country,” he said.

Those who plan to visit Ecuador, how much they have to calculate to be able to feed themselves, asked the former soccer player.

“Here, lunch at a local restaurant can cost you $1.50 or $2. Add to that the fact that you can do it at dinner too, that adds up to a total of $4 a day,” he commented.

“The main dish is a small piece of chicken, along with rice and salad. Before that, they serve you a bowl of soup and a glass of juice. Now, if you have to go to the supermarket to do your weekly shopping, that’s changing, with basic pay it’s not enough,” added Dreer.

He also highlighted the fact that in Ecuador there are incentives for acquiring goods such as a car or a house.

“Here you have benefits for accessing a loan for a house or a car. For example, they develop some avenues and the house will cost between 40 and 50 thousand dollars, and if you have a salary of 5 thousand dollars, they give you all the tools to have it,” he concluded. (D)