Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 4.4% cheaper than Ecuador.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 49.5% more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Argentina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.16
|
$6.95
$1,676.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.40
|
$4.91
$1,184.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
|
$1.18
$283.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
|
$0.81
$196.18
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Argentina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
|
$1.16
$279.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
|
$3.30
$795.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$3.02
$727.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
|
$1.48
$356.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$1.86
$449.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$0.70
$169.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.61
$146.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.48
$115.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.61
$148.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
|
$0.31
$75.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.37
$89.62
|
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pay 3.0% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Argentina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
|
$3.41
$821.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
|
$19.26
$4,643.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,150.00
|
$24,101.65
$5,811,206.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
|
$8.86
$2,135.13
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Argentina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.92
|
$21.98
$5,298.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.15
|
$237.02
$57,148.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.11
|
$180.77
$43,586.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.53
|
$38.32
$9,238.49
|
|
pay 34.5% less for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.58
|
$116.37
$28,057.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,198.40
|
$4,756.21
$1,146,780.61
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Argentina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
|
$1.80
$433.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
|
$1.63
$393.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$1.91
$460.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.90
|
$22.57
$5,442.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.18
|
$4.09
$985.94
|
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pay 16.2% more for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Argentina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.02
|
$59.01
$14,228.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.30
|
$50.10
$12,079.75
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.53
|
$112.10
$27,027.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.33
|
$88.63
$21,368.81
|
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