Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 2.5 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of India, you would:
pay 97.7% more for restaurants
|
India
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.27
|
$3.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹326.50
|
$6.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.29
|
$0.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.45
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 94.2% more for groceries
|
India
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.52
|
$1.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.75
|
$2.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.30
|
$3.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.42
|
$1.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.20
|
$2.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.19
|
$0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.50
|
$0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.88
|
$0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.18
|
$0.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.57
|
$0.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.73
|
$0.46
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
India
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹398.37
|
$2.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹697.78
|
$17.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,094,502.57
|
$24,150.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.71
|
$13.73
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
India
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹702.71
|
$36.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,509.49
|
$339.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,125.10
|
$251.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,176.87
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,966.01
|
$214.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,516.70
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 65.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹156.92
|
$1.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.76
|
$2.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹320.40
|
$5.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,420.71
|
$35.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.71
|
$6.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
India
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,118.50
|
$54.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,235.16
|
$42.30
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,439.16
|
$91.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,561.91
|
$77.33
|
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