Cost of living comparison

Ecuador

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Mexico

Guadalajara vs. Ecuador Cost of Living Summary

Guadalajara is 62.5% more expensive than Ecuador overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Guadalajara
Groceries: pay 63.2% more in Guadalajara
Transportation: pay 45.3% more in Guadalajara
Housing: pay 91.5% more in Guadalajara
Childcare: pay 31.4% more in Guadalajara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% more in Guadalajara
Clothing: pay 2.4% more in Guadalajara

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Guadalajara are more expensive than in Ecuador. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Guadalajara.

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Guadalajara vs. Ecuador Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guadalajara instead of Ecuador, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Ecuador	Guadalajara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.65	$13.91 MX$259.64	+281.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99	$9.18 MX$171.36	+31.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91	$1.72 MX$32.08	+88.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70	$1.21 MX$22.62	+74.1%
Average			+126.1%

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pay 63.2% more for groceries

	Ecuador	Guadalajara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78	$2.63 MX$49.04	+47.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06	$4.54 MX$84.70	+48.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$6.79 MX$126.68	+67.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09	$2.46 MX$45.91	+17.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26	$4.47 MX$83.48	+97.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82	$1.31 MX$24.40	+59.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49	$0.75 MX$13.92	+53.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54	$0.92 MX$17.19	+69.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46	$0.83 MX$15.42	+79.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50	$0.91 MX$16.96	+81.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43	$0.83 MX$15.40	+90.1%
Average			+63.2%

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pay 45.3% more for transportation

	Ecuador	Guadalajara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94	$5.88 MX$109.76	+99.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.33	$31.15 MX$581.59	+61.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,347.00	$21,528.95 MX$402K	+0.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.14	$13.35 MX$249.25	+10.0%
Average			+45.3%

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pay 91.5% more for housing

	Ecuador	Guadalajara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.65	$31.24 MX$583.24	+13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$337.73	$874.04 MX$16,316.88	+158.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$242.44	$497.24 MX$9,282.70	+105.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.32	$38.63 MX$721.19	-14.8%
Average			+91.5%

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pay 31.4% more for childcare

	Ecuador	Guadalajara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.25	$258.29 MX$4,821.87	-16.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,243.49	$10,876.01 MX$203K	+107.4%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ecuador	Guadalajara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$2.78 MX$51.93	+17.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68	$3.83 MX$71.57	+43.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40	$4.78 MX$89.32	-11.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41	$29.05 MX$542.36	-7.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.28	$6.68 MX$124.63	+6.3%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 2.4% more for clothing

	Ecuador	Guadalajara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.22	$59.68 MX$1,114.09	-2.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.01	$40.78 MX$761.23	-0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.39	$108.79 MX$2,030.95	+2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.17	$84.60 MX$1,579.40	+11.1%
Average			+2.4%

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