Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 34.9% cheaper than Tonga.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.25
TOP57.86
|
$3.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
TOP19.07
|
$6.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
TOP3.82
|
$0.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
TOP2.81
|
$0.56
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Tonga
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Tonga
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,150.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.73
|
pay 37.2% less for housing
Tonga
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$36.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$339.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.81
TOP953.72
|
$251.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$36.53
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tonga
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$214.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,198.40
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
TOP10.17
|
$1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
TOP5.23
|
$2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
TOP18.31
|
$5.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.85
TOP71.20
|
$35.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.18
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tonga
|
Ecuador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$54.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$77.33
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