Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 23.7% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 27.3% less for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
$842.52
|
$3.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.13
$648.34
|
$5.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
$139.15
|
$0.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$109.22
|
$0.55
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
$137.25
|
$1.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
$397.76
|
$2.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
$366.47
|
$3.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
$181.68
|
$1.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
$214.23
|
$2.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
$85.21
|
$0.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$74.22
|
$0.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
$54.65
|
$0.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
$78.07
|
$0.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$38.15
|
$0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
$41.00
|
$0.43
|
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pay 11.8% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.31
$419.04
|
$2.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.25
$1,929.19
|
$16.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,134.07
$3,053,065.20
|
$26,332.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
$1,104.87
|
$13.68
|
|
pay 47.5% more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.32
$2,697.50
|
$38.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.62
$26,391.91
|
$335.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$152.10
$19,241.08
|
$240.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.07
$4,689.37
|
$33.83
|
|
pay 67.7% more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.57
$14,619.74
|
$211.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,018.31
$508,334.46
|
$6,127.01
|
|
pay 68.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
$194.37
|
$1.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
$186.26
|
$2.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
$250.85
|
$5.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.13
$2,925.60
|
$36.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
$493.48
|
$5.72
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.22
$6,605.56
|
$47.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.09
$5,197.49
|
$39.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.94
$14,666.98
|
$88.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.61
$10,829.81
|
$70.19
|
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