Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 17.0% more expensive than Casablanca.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Casablanca, you would:
pay 26.2% more for restaurants
Casablanca
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.86
MAD39.06
|
$3.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
MAD65.10
|
$6.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
MAD5.01
|
$0.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.32
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 44.6% more for groceries
Casablanca
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
MAD5.58
|
$1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
MAD40.36
|
$2.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.96
|
$3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MAD14.56
|
$1.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
MAD27.95
|
$2.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
MAD6.04
|
$0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MAD5.53
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.15
|
$0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.18
|
$0.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.60
|
$0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.08
|
$0.46
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
Casablanca
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.60
MAD56.71
|
$2.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.76
MAD230.35
|
$17.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,712.65
MAD270,414.74
|
$24,150.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.73
MAD68.10
|
$13.73
|
|
pay 1.7% less for housing
Casablanca
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MAD366.90
|
$36.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$466.98
MAD4,727.25
|
$339.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.50
MAD2,647.17
|
$251.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.76
MAD301.24
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 28.4% more for childcare
Casablanca
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.72
MAD2,072.41
|
$214.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,074.35
MAD41,245.08
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports
Casablanca
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MAD30.05
|
$1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
MAD19.29
|
$2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD38.06
|
$5.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.06
MAD253.72
|
$35.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD65.10
|
$6.18
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
Casablanca
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.16
MAD487.48
|
$54.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.53
MAD390.07
|
$42.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.17
MAD902.63
|
$91.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.02
MAD870.78
|
$77.33
|
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