Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 2.5 times more expensive than Coimbatore.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Coimbatore, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Coimbatore
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.83
₹153.13
|
$3.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₹306.25
|
$6.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹35.97
|
$0.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
₹12.14
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 82.1% more for groceries
Coimbatore
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.28
|
$1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.75
₹229.69
|
$2.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
₹194.06
|
$3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
₹67.64
|
$1.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
₹120.39
|
$2.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹75.82
|
$0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹26.20
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
₹51.32
|
$0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.26
|
$0.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹18.91
|
$0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹16.27
|
$0.46
|
|
pay 97.8% more for transportation
Coimbatore
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.76
₹397.67
|
$2.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
₹918.76
|
$17.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,669.04
₹974,909.16
|
$24,150.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
₹306.25
|
$13.73
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Coimbatore
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.06
₹756.70
|
$36.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$151.60
₹12,665.61
|
$339.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.63
₹7,404.62
|
$251.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.33
₹2,032.79
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Coimbatore
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.34
₹4,289.17
|
$214.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.49
₹105,225.80
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 66.1% more for entertainment and sports
Coimbatore
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
₹163.34
|
$1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.36
₹113.86
|
$2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.67
₹306.25
|
$5.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.24
₹1,858.34
|
$35.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.44
₹204.17
|
$6.18
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Coimbatore
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.57
₹2,135.93
|
$54.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.14
₹1,599.24
|
$42.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.07
₹3,180.33
|
$91.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.79
₹2,238.01
|
$77.33
|
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