Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 19.3% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 0.5% more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
COP18,587.66
|
$3.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP29,287.96
|
$6.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,470.47
|
$0.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,634.09
|
$0.62
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,625.24
|
$1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP9,574.51
|
$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP17,167.49
|
$4.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP8,939.44
|
$2.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,682.41
|
$2.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,739.87
|
$0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP2,011.91
|
$0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,441.13
|
$0.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,023.50
|
$0.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,213.88
|
$0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP2,003.54
|
$0.49
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
Colombia
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP13,509.68
|
$2.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP151,765.28
|
$24.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP78,042,564.80
|
$23,111.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP62,362.00
|
$12.51
|
|
pay 8.7% more for housing
Colombia
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP101,193.03
|
$30.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,204,999.60
|
$344.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP1,043,357.39
|
$278.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP293,728.22
|
$37.19
|
|
pay 14.7% more for childcare
Colombia
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP843,346.71
|
$227.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP19,306,130.22
|
$4,800.83
|
|
pay 92.8% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,104.14
|
$2.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP6,211.60
|
$2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP9,256.70
|
$5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP99,326.45
|
$32.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP16,162.60
|
$6.55
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP230,108.27
|
$53.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP169,084.95
|
$46.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP360,973.40
|
$93.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP305,597.51
|
$77.58
|
|
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