Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 33.6% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 86.3% more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
|
$10.14
MX$194.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
|
$8.52
MX$163.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
|
$1.35
MX$25.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
|
$1.02
MX$19.56
|
|
pay 47.6% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
|
$2.68
MX$51.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
|
$4.17
MX$80.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$5.88
MX$112.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$2.68
MX$51.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$3.49
MX$66.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$1.32
MX$25.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.63
MX$12.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.79
MX$15.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$0.77
MX$14.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.90
MX$17.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.78
MX$14.88
|
|
pay 54.6% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.48
|
$5.33
MX$102.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.66
|
$28.94
MX$554.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,909.09
|
$22,778.21
MX$436,863.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.40
|
$17.39
MX$333.53
|
|
pay 44.7% more for housing
Ecuador
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
|
$33.11
MX$635.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.73
|
$599.68
MX$11,501.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.55
|
$424.66
MX$8,144.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.41
|
$54.94
MX$1,053.66
|
|
pay 8.3% less for childcare
Ecuador
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.10
|
$230.47
MX$4,420.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,167.67
|
$4,822.04
MX$92,481.89
|
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
|
$2.57
MX$49.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
|
$3.35
MX$64.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
|
$4.34
MX$83.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
|
$38.86
MX$745.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
|
$5.22
MX$100.14
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
Ecuador
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
|
$54.74
MX$1,049.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
|
$42.64
MX$817.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.02
|
$96.11
MX$1,843.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.02
|
$90.93
MX$1,743.86
|
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