Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 65.7% more expensive than Da Lat.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Da Lat, you would:
pay 21.9% more for restaurants
Da Lat
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.50
₫38,197
|
$3.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
₫162,781
|
$6.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
₫25,222
|
$0.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
₫23,039
|
$0.60
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
Da Lat
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,252
|
$1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.24
₫133,367
|
$2.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
₫140,096
|
$4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
₫37,334
|
$1.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
₫37,034
|
$2.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
₫41,908
|
$0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,465
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
₫30,204
|
$0.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,760
|
$0.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₫18,276
|
$0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
₫15,550
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 39.0% more for transportation
Da Lat
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
₫95,322
|
$2.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,909.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
₫149,038
|
$12.40
|
|
pay 59.2% more for housing
Da Lat
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.61
₫321,019
|
$33.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.16
₫7,411,425
|
$347.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.73
₫4,396,740
|
$270.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.69
₫984,872
|
$36.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Da Lat
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$219.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,167.67
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Da Lat
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,781
|
$2.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
₫31,950
|
$2.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.18
₫30,008
|
$5.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.96
₫50,013
|
$6.62
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Da Lat
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$52.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$95.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$81.02
|
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