Cost of living comparison
North Carolina is 2.7 times more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
|
$17.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
|
$10.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
|
$2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
|
$1.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Ecuador
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
|
$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
|
$5.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$3.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$2.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$2.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$1.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 93.1% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.48
|
$3.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.66
|
$60.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,909.09
|
$32,489.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.40
|
$19.79
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Ecuador
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
|
$68.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.73
|
$1,572.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.55
|
$1,313.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.41
|
$126.22
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Ecuador
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.10
|
$1,363.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,167.67
|
$23,664.79
|
|
pay 84.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
|
$5.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
|
$4.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
|
$7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
|
$49.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
|
$12.84
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
Ecuador
|
North Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
|
$47.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
|
$41.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.02
|
$93.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.02
|
$103.94
|
|
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