Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 68.4% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 75.6% less for restaurants
|
Hamilton
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$3.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$6.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$0.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 80.5% less for groceries
|
Hamilton
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$1.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$2.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$3.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$1.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$2.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$0.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.46
|
|
pay 59.3% less for transportation
|
Hamilton
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$2.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$17.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$24,150.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$13.73
|
|
pay 81.9% less for housing
|
Hamilton
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$36.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$339.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$251.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
|
Hamilton
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$214.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 68.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hamilton
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$1.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$2.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$5.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$35.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$6.18
|
|
pay 34.8% less for clothing
|
Hamilton
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$54.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$42.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$91.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$77.33
|
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