Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 49.7% cheaper than British Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 62.9% less for restaurants
British Virgin Islands
|
Ecuador
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.49
|
$3.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.25
|
$6.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$0.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.60
|
|
pay 62.4% less for groceries
British Virgin Islands
|
Ecuador
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.96
|
$1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
|
$2.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.43
|
$4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.10
|
$1.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.21
|
$2.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.22
|
$0.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 46.6% less for transportation
British Virgin Islands
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Ecuador
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$2.48
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,909.09
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.40
|
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pay 73.0% less for housing
British Virgin Islands
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Ecuador
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$120.00
|
$33.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,458.33
|
$347.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,183.33
|
$270.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.12
|
$36.41
|
|
pay 40.9% less for childcare
British Virgin Islands
|
Ecuador
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$219.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$6,167.67
|
|
pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports
British Virgin Islands
|
Ecuador
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
|
$2.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.04
|
$2.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$5.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$32.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$6.62
|
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pay 20.7% less for clothing
British Virgin Islands
|
Ecuador
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$52.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$44.65
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$155.00
|
$95.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
|
$81.02
|
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