Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 3.8% cheaper than Guadalajara.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Guadalajara, you would:
pay 29.9% less for restaurants
Guadalajara
|
Ecuador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
$3.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.90
MX$117.03
|
$6.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
MX$17.89
|
$0.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
MX$12.22
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
Guadalajara
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
MX$36.20
|
$1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
MX$60.99
|
$2.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
MX$81.01
|
$3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MX$33.13
|
$1.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
MX$58.66
|
$2.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
MX$20.41
|
$0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$10.66
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MX$9.79
|
$0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
MX$10.42
|
$0.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.90
|
$0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.82
|
$0.46
|
|
pay 21.4% more for transportation
Guadalajara
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
MX$82.09
|
$2.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.31
MX$327.68
|
$17.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,612.38
MX$332,822.02
|
$24,150.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.21
MX$105.33
|
$13.73
|
|
pay 12.2% less for housing
Guadalajara
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.47
MX$534.05
|
$36.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$528.06
MX$8,961.10
|
$339.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.36
MX$5,792.95
|
$251.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.99
MX$644.61
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 1.3% more for childcare
Guadalajara
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.13
MX$3,803.45
|
$214.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,798.21
MX$98,395.58
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports
Guadalajara
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
MX$35.11
|
$1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
MX$45.70
|
$2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
$5.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.17
MX$545.94
|
$35.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
MX$79.58
|
$6.18
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Guadalajara
|
Ecuador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.69
MX$826.32
|
$54.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.20
MX$716.13
|
$42.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.41
MX$1,432.38
|
$91.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.57
MX$1,350.27
|
$77.33
|
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