Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 2.0 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 61.3% more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₹356.31
|
$3.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹356.31
|
$6.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹40.78
|
$0.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.50
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 84.3% more for groceries
Delhi
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.11
|
$1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.13
₹177.17
|
$2.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
₹235.29
|
$3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.15
|
$1.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₹140.30
|
$2.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹61.32
|
$0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.35
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.36
|
$0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.19
|
$0.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹12.57
|
$0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.35
|
$0.46
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹386.58
|
$2.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,018.02
|
$17.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,440.78
₹1,119,827.19
|
$24,150.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
₹213.79
|
$13.73
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.65
₹637.09
|
$36.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.59
₹19,711.32
|
$339.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.05
₹12,001.56
|
$251.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.89
₹3,573.19
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.71
₹6,057.61
|
$214.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.81
₹151,368.96
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
₹152.70
|
$1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹156.20
|
$2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹346.13
|
$5.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
₹1,756.79
|
$35.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
₹407.21
|
$6.18
|
|
pay 76.1% more for clothing
Delhi
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.84
₹2,403.11
|
$54.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.82
₹2,901.17
|
$42.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.67
₹3,971.80
|
$91.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.00
₹3,166.21
|
$77.33
|
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