Cost of living comparison
Monterrey is 76.0% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Monterrey instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Monterrey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
|
$14.84
MX$296.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
|
$8.90
MX$177.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
|
$1.57
MX$31.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
|
$1.23
MX$24.64
|
|
pay 72.9% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Monterrey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
|
$2.91
MX$58.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
|
$5.72
MX$114.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$6.68
MX$133.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$3.28
MX$65.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$4.57
MX$91.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$1.46
MX$29.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.62
MX$12.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.84
MX$16.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$0.93
MX$18.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$1.08
MX$21.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.91
MX$18.14
|
|
pay 79.0% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Monterrey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.48
|
$5.52
MX$110.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.66
|
$50.45
MX$1,008.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,909.09
|
$26,708.77
MX$533,745.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.40
|
$11.28
MX$225.36
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Ecuador
|
Monterrey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
|
$33.68
MX$673.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.73
|
$1,083.19
MX$21,646.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.55
|
$719.08
MX$14,370.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.41
|
$109.26
MX$2,183.47
|
|
pay 54.5% more for childcare
Ecuador
|
Monterrey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.10
|
$364.60
MX$7,286.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,167.67
|
$8,796.09
MX$175,780.13
|
|
pay 22.6% more for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Monterrey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
|
$2.97
MX$59.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
|
$3.76
MX$75.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
|
$4.60
MX$91.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
|
$44.84
MX$896.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
|
$6.53
MX$130.47
|
|
pay 22.2% more for clothing
Ecuador
|
Monterrey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
|
$61.96
MX$1,238.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
|
$47.90
MX$957.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.02
|
$112.47
MX$2,247.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.02
|
$117.12
MX$2,340.49
|
|
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