Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Ecuador
  3. New Zealand
  4. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
NZD

New Zealand is 2.3 times more expensive than Ecuador.

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Ecuador, you would:
local_dining

pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

  Ecuador help_outline New Zealand help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00 $11.92
NZ$16.27
+297.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.48 $7.53
NZ$10.28
+37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.69 $2.13
NZ$2.91
+207.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.53 $1.82
NZ$2.48
+243.5%
Average +196.5%
Ecuador vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 93.1% more for groceries

  Ecuador help_outline New Zealand help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.39 $1.45
NZ$1.98
+4.5%
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.95 $3.53
NZ$4.82
+80.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.82 $6.40
NZ$8.74
+67.5%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.51 $3.30
NZ$4.51
+119.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.12 $3.64
NZ$4.96
+71.6%
Apples (1 lb) $0.78 $1.05
NZ$1.43
+34.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.46 $0.88
NZ$1.20
+92.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.48 $1.07
NZ$1.46
+122.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.49 $1.67
NZ$2.28
+239.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.40 $0.91
NZ$1.25
+126.6%
Onions (1 lb) $0.45 $0.75
NZ$1.02
+67.2%
Average +93.1%
Ecuador vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 2.6 times more for transportation

  Ecuador help_outline New Zealand help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.23 $5.37
NZ$7.33
+140.6%
Monthly public transit pass $16.99 $93.67
NZ$127.87
+451.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,687.50 $23,847.45
NZ$32,554.25
-13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $12.34 $19.03
NZ$25.98
+54.2%
Average +158.1%
Ecuador vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2.4 times more for housing

  Ecuador help_outline New Zealand help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $40.36 $56.95
NZ$77.74
+41.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $378.97 $931.70
NZ$1,271.86
+145.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $262.59 $723.30
NZ$987.39
+175.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $31.10 $89.68
NZ$122.42
+188.4%
Average +137.7%
Ecuador vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 2.5 times more for childcare

  Ecuador help_outline New Zealand help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $214.20 $690.11
NZ$942.08
+222.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,207.59 $8,835.64
NZ$12,061.57
+69.7%
Average +145.9%
Ecuador vs. New Zealand - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

  Ecuador help_outline New Zealand help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.73 $5.45
NZ$7.45
+214.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.97 $3.04
NZ$4.15
+54.2%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.11 $19.92
NZ$27.20
+290.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $38.69 $39.15
NZ$53.45
+1.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.05 $9.91
NZ$13.53
+63.9%
Average +124.8%
Ecuador vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 19.6% more for clothing

  Ecuador help_outline New Zealand help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $51.55 $65.99
NZ$90.08
+28.0%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $41.07 $37.62
NZ$51.35
-8.4%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $89.80 $95.36
NZ$130.18
+6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather) $69.13 $105.42
NZ$143.90
+52.5%
Average +19.6%
Ecuador vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing
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