Cost of living comparison
New York is 4.4 times more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in New York instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
New York
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.16
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.40
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
|
$2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
|
$2.14
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Ecuador
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
|
$4.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
|
$9.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$4.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
|
$4.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$7.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$2.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$1.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$2.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
|
$1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$1.61
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Ecuador
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
|
$4.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
|
$129.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,150.00
|
$25,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
|
$19.41
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
Ecuador
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.92
|
$70.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.15
|
$3,884.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.11
|
$2,414.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.53
|
$128.71
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for childcare
Ecuador
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.58
|
$2,408.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,198.40
|
$40,818.18
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
|
$5.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.90
|
$106.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.18
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 39.4% more for clothing
Ecuador
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.02
|
$65.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.30
|
$56.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.53
|
$94.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.33
|
$153.65
|
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